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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/

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).

 

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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/

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’/

Cleared Abhisit says dismissal order was ‘political bullying’

By THE NATION

 

 

DEMOCRAT PARTY leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said yesterday that he was happy that the Army-dismissal order against him had been overturned, and he would now study the court ruling to assist in a complaint he would file with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) against former defence minister ACM Sukumpol Suwanatat.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020787-cleared-abhisit-says-dismissal-order-was-‘political-bullying’/

 

Pheu Thai seeks ruling on political parties order

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION 

 

 

DEMOCRAT PARTY ALSO IN THE PROCESS |OF TAKING THE ISSUE TO OMBUDSMAN

 

THE Pheu Thai Party yesterday filed a petition with the Constitutional Court and the Ombudsman asking for a ruling on the constitutionality of the junta order on the political parties organic law.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020788-pheu-thai-seeks-ruling-on-political-parties-order/

 

NACC law set to be referred to Constitutional Court

By The Nation

 

NLA member Taweesak Suthakavatin

 

Members of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) who disagree with a new law allowing anti-graft commissioners to remain in the office said on Wednesday that they expected to gain the 25 signatures required to file a petition to the Constitutional Court on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020789-nacc-law-set-to-be-referred-to-constitutional-court/

 

Health problems posed by lack of awareness about air pollution

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

 

AUTHORITIES HAVE been urged to take the threat of air pollution seriously after Greenpeace revealed average levels of particulate matter with diameter of 2.5 microns or smaller (PM2.5) was higher at all air-quality monitoring stations than World Health Organisation (WHO) standards for three years in a row.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020790-health-problems-posed-by-lack-of-awareness-about-air-pollution/

 

DSI denies brothel raid motivated by politics

By The Nation

 

 

THE DEPARTMENT of Special Investigation (DSI) yesterday dismissed rumours that the recent crackdown on a major Bangkok-based massage parlour was politically motivated.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020791-dsi-denies-brothel-raid-motivated-by-politics/

 

Breeders issue police complaints against doctor over ‘assaulted’ dogs

 

 

Two dog farm owners on Wednesday filed complaints with police in Chon Buri province against a doctor in Banglamung district, alleging that he assaulted dogs and tried to discredit their businesses.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020793-breeders-issue-police-complaints-against-doctor-over-‘assaulted’-dogs/

 

UPDATE:

 

Nicha cleared in romance scam as four suspects, including Cameroon man, held for identity theft

By SURIYA PATATAYO 
THE NATION

 

 

POLICE YESTERDAY definitively cleared a 24-year-old woman of any involvement in a high-profile romance scam that cheated social media users as four other suspects were accused of stealing her identity.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020758-cameroon-man-three-thai-women-arrested-in-identify-theft-case/?do=findComment&comment=12629195

 

Tourist speedboat collision blamed on recklessness

By Salinee Prap 
The Nation

 

 

Phuket Governor Norapat Plodthong on Wednesday said the collision of two speedboats the previous day offshore Phuket stemmed from recklessness and urged the Marine Department to enforce laws and regulations strictly as to prevent similar incidents.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020795-tourist-speedboat-collision-blamed-on-recklessness/

 

A farewell to the baron of Bobby’s Arms

By Cimi Suchontan 
The Nation

 

The fortunes of Robert de Cozier, who died recently, rose and fell with Patpong. 

 

Friends and customers knew him best as Bobby Dee, Bangkok’s most colourful restaurant tycoon. At the peak of its success, Bobby’s empire stretched from the Surawong-Silom financial centre to Sukhumvit Soi 18. He ran Bobby’s Arms, Roberto’s and Cafe de Paris, serving expatriates, businessmen and celebrities.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020796-a-farewell-to-the-baron-of-bobby’s-arms/

 

Nationwide raids target drug kingpin’s networks

By KITTIPONG MANEERIT 
THE NATION

 

 

NARCOTICS SUPPRESSION Bureau (NSB)-led commando teams have launched an operation to search 55 locations nationwide this week to crack down on the drug-trafficking networks of alleged drug kingpin Jirat “Ek Ouan” Pensophonwitch and a separate drug suspect Thip-apa Raksasaeng, NSB chief Pol Lt-General Sommai Kongwisaisuk said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020798-nationwide-raids-target-drug-kingpin’s-networks/

 

UPDATE:

 

Body found close to where British father vanished in Thailand

 

  

Martin Wood, 48, a married father-of-two from Devon, was three weeks into a month-long stay at the Dream Boutiques Hotel in Cha-Am, Thailand, when he vanished in December.

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020746-missing-briton’s-body-found-by-cha-am-beach/?do=findComment&comment=12629228

 

UPDATE:

 

Remains believed to be a missing British tourist found in roadside bushes in Cha-am district

By Thai PBS

 

A human skeleton believed to be that of a westerner who went missing with traces since the end of December has been found in roadside bushes in Cha-am district, Petchaburi province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020746-missing-briton’s-body-found-by-cha-am-beach/?do=findComment&comment=12629239

 

Thailand Boosts National Minimum Wage for First Time Since 2013

By Suttinee Yuvejwattana and Natnicha Chuwiruch

 

-- Labor Ministry announces 5 baht to 22 baht per day increase

-- Kasikorn Securities expects a limited impact on inflation

 

Thailand raised its minimum wage nationwide for the first time in five years, as the country’s military government tries to tackle lingering income inequality.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020800-thailand-boosts-national-minimum-wage-for-first-time-since-2013/

 

Koreas to form unified ice hockey team, march together in Olympics

By Hyonhee Shin and Christine Kim

 

FILE PHOTO: The PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games logo is seen at the the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre in Pyeongchang, South Korea, September 27, 2017. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski/File Photo

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - The two Koreas will field a combined women's ice hockey team and march together under one flag at next month's Winter Olympics in the South, Seoul said on Wednesday, after a new round of talks amid a thaw in cross-border ties.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020801-koreas-to-form-unified-ice-hockey-team-march-together-in-olympics/

 

With eye on Brexit talks, May to deepen security ties with France

By Elizabeth Piper and Michel Rose

 

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May for a lunch at the Elysee Palace as part of the One Planet Summit in Paris, France, December 12, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

 

LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Britain and France will agree on Thursday to deepen security cooperation, a move which Prime Minister Theresa May hopes will win her goodwill in talks on leaving the European Union.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020802-with-eye-on-brexit-talks-may-to-deepen-security-ties-with-france/

 

Exclusive: Trump says Russia helping North Korea skirt sanctions; Pyongyang getting close on missile

By Steve Holland, Roberta Rampton and Jeff Mason

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an interview with Reuters at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 17, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Russia is helping North Korea evade international sanctions and that Pyongyang is getting "closer every day" to being able to deliver a long-range missile to the United States.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020803-exclusive-trump-says-russia-helping-north-korea-skirt-sanctions-pyongyang-getting-close-on-missile/

 

Canada's solitary confinement practices unconstitutional - judge

By Anna Mehler Paperny

 

FILE PHOTO: Segregation cells are seen at the Kingston Penitentiary in Kingston, Ontario, Canada October 11, 2013. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill/File Photo

 

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's use of solitary confinement in federal prisons is unconstitutional, a Canadian judge said on Wednesday, in a ruling that could end the controversial practice unless Ottawa appeals the decision.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020804-canadas-solitary-confinement-practices-unconstitutional-judge/

 

Romanian president picks Dancila as new PM, graft in spotlight

By Luiza Ilie and Radu-Sorin Marinas

 

Romania's prime minister designate Viorica Dancila talks to media representatives in Bucharest, Romania, January 16, 2018. Picture taken January 16, 2018. Inquam Photos/George Calin via REUTERS

 

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's President Klaus Iohannis appointed European Parliament lawmaker Viorica Dancila as prime minister-designate on Wednesday, the country's third head of the government in a year and its first female premier.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020805-romanian-president-picks-dancila-as-new-pm-graft-in-spotlight/

 

U.S. signals open-ended presence in Syria, seeks patience on Assad's removal

By David Brunnstrom

 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives for a photo op during the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Security and Stability on the Korean Peninsula in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, January 16, 2018. REUTERS/Ben Nelms

 

PALO ALTO, Calif. (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday signalled an open-ended military presence in Syria as part of a broader strategy to prevent Islamic State's resurgence, pave the way diplomatically for the eventual departure of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and curtail Iran's influence.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020807-us-signals-open-ended-presence-in-syria-seeks-patience-on-assads-removal/

 

 

Russia's World Cup likely target for Islamic State - U.S. analysis firm

 

A sign with the logo of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia is on display near the Kremlin before the events, dedicated to the upcoming World Cup Final Draw, in central Moscow, Russia November 29, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

 

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The World Cup soccer tournament to be held in Russia in June and July will be an "attractive target" for Islamic State given Russia's role in the territorial defeat of the militant group, the U.K.-based analysis firm, IHS, said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020812-russias-world-cup-likely-target-for-islamic-state-us-analysis-firm/

 

Top SPD politician - No 'Plan B' if party rejects talks with Merkel

 

Social Democratic Party (SPD) parliamentary group leader Andrea Nahles arrives for talks to form a new government in Berlin, Germany, December 20, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - The parliamentary leader of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) said she was optimistic that delegates to a party congress on Sunday would endorse formal talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives about a new coalition government.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020815-top-spd-politician-no-plan-b-if-party-rejects-talks-with-merkel/ 
 

 

Exclusive - Trump takes hard line on immigration, rejects 'horrible' bipartisan plan

By Ayesha Rascoe and Roberta Rampton

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an interview with Reuters at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 17, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday aligned himself solidly with conservative Republicans on immigration, criticizing a proposed bipartisan deal as "horrible" on U.S. border security and "very, very weak" on reforms for the legal immigration system.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020818-exclusive-trump-takes-hard-line-on-immigration-rejects-horrible-bipartisan-plan/

 

PM accuses the media and politicians of trying to overthrow junta govt

By THE NATION

 

PM Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha takes photos with journalists at the Government House earlier this month

 

PRIME MINISTER General Prayut Chan-o-cha accused the media and politicians of attempting to overthrow the junta government and the National Council for Peace and Order in a letter handed to Cabinet members on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020820-pm-accuses-the-media-and-politicians-of-trying-to-overthrow-junta-govt/

 

NACC faces critical test over wristwatch scandal

By THE NATION

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan

 

PRAWIT’S EXCUSE ABOUT BORROWING WATCHES WIDELY PANNED AS CRIMINAL CASE PROPOSED

 

THE BALL is now in the court of the national anti-graft agency as calls grew yesterday for it to take decisive and transparent action over the luxury-watch scandal involving Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020821-nacc-faces-critical-test-over-wristwatch-scandal/

 

PM pushes transport projects to develop Mae Hong Son

By THE NATION

 

 

PRIME MINISTER General Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday said he expected the development of three routes to Mae Hong Son – one of the most visited provinces in the North – to enhance transportation in line with the development strategy for the region over the next five years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020824-pm-pushes-transport-projects-to-develop-mae-hong-son/