Tourists injured as Phuket pier shuttle bus crashes 

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET: Ten Chinese tourists were taken to hospital for minor injuries yesterday (Jan 19) when the driver of their shuttle bus crashed due to “failed brakes” into a sala on Ao Po Pier in Pa Khlok, on Phuket’s east coast.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021167-tourists-injured-as-phuket-pier-shuttle-bus-crashes/

 

Six ‘coloured’ tourists arrested for overstaying visa

By The Nation

 

 

Police focusing on Bangkok locations where they said “coloured foreigners” are known to stay arrested six people late Friday night for overstaying their visa in what police are calling an operation to crack down on foreign criminals.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021168-six-‘coloured’-tourists-arrested-for-overstaying-visa/

 

Schoolteacher “not surprised by” result of forensic test on lottery tickets

 

 

The school teacher who challenged a retired police officer’s ownership right of five First Prize lottery tickets worth 30 million baht said he was not surprised that the tickets did not bear his fingerprints because the tickets were wrapped in transparent plastic sheet when he bought them from a vendor in Kanchanaburi province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021169-schoolteacher-“not-surprised-by”-result-of-forensic-test-on-lottery-tickets/

 

Hundreds of police in Thailand block anti-junta march

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Hundreds of police in Thailand on Saturday blocked protestors planning to march from Bangkok to Khon Kaen in the northeast of the country in a rare display of public discontent in the junta-ruled country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021170-hundreds-of-police-in-thailand-block-anti-junta-march/

 

New cigarette excise tax is trade discrimination: European business group

By The Nation

 

The European Association for Business and Commerce (EABC) has expressed concerns over an ongoing issue related to cigarette excise taxes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021175-new-cigarette-excise-tax-is-trade-discrimination-european-business-group/

 

Major scheduled blackout in Patong as power pylons relocated 

The Phuket News

 

The entire length of Ratchapatanusorn Rd in Patong will be affected by the scheduled blackout on Tuesday (Jan 23). Image: Google Maps
 

PHUKET: Homes and businesses along the entire length of Ratchapatanusorn Rd in Patong will be affected by a scheduled blackout this Tuesday (Jan 23) as workers relocate power pylons along the busy secondary traffic artery in the resort town.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021177-major-scheduled-blackout-in-patong-as-power-pylons-relocated/

 

Man going to son’s wedding drowns as car plunges into river

By The Nation

 

A school director drowned on the way to his son’s wedding after his car plunged into the Tha Chin River in Suphan Buri’s Mueang district on Saturday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021178-man-going-to-son’s-wedding-drowns-as-car-plunges-into-river/

 

Burned and dismembered body found near a reservoir in Phichit

 

 

The burned and dismembered body, believed to be a man, was found in  the bushes near a reservoir in Bung Na Rang district of Phichit province on Friday (Jan 19).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021182-burned-and-dismembered-body-found-near-a-reservoir-in-phichit/

 

Anti-poaching squad arrests coordinator of Phayung logging gang

By Piyaporn Wongruang 
The Nation

 

 

After a months long cat-and-mouse chase, forest crime suppression officials from the Forest Protecting Operation Centre (FPOC) have nabbed what they believe to be the master-mind or a key coordinator of the Phayung logging gang.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021185-anti-poaching-squad-arrests-coordinator-of-phayung-logging-gang/

 

Grand Prix will generate Bt1 billion for Thailand

By LERPONG AMSA-NGIAM 
THE NATION

 

Sports Authority of Thailand governor Sakon Wannapong shows the first Ptt Thailand Grand Prix ticket that he purchased.

 

SPORTS AUTHORITY of Thailand governor Sakon Wannapong says more than Bt1 billion will be generated by the Ptt Thailand motorcycling Grand Prix at the Buri Ram International Circuit in October.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021188-grand-prix-will-generate-bt1-billion-for-thailand/

 

Man killed at pedestrian crossing by train in Udon Thani

By The Nation

 

A man was hit and killed by a passenger train while crossing railway tracks in Udon Thani’s Mueang district on Friday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021190-man-killed-at-pedestrian-crossing-by-train-in-udon-thani/

Major changes coming to “cluttered” Facebook Messenger app

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

David Marcus, the Facebook vice president and the executive in charge of messaging products says that the company is looking to streamline Messenger as it is becoming “too cluttered”.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/major-changes-coming-cluttered-facebook-messenger-app/26739/

As government shutdown begins, White House slams Senate Democrats

 

U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to address the annual March for Life rally, taking place on the National Mall, from the White House Rose Garden in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As U.S. government funding ran out at midnight, the White House issued a statement blaming Senate Democrats for blocking a bill to avert a shutdown and said it would not negotiate on immigration, a key demand of Democrats.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021191-as-government-shutdown-begins-white-house-slams-senate-democrats/

Phuket cyclist, 68, brought back to life at Saphan Hin 

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Rescue workers administered CPR for more than 10 minutes until Mr Tiann-Sui Nisityotakul's pule returned. Photo: Kusoldharm Foundation rescue workers
 

PHUKET: A 68-year-old man who collapsed while riding a bicycle at Saphan Hin yesterday evening (Jan 19) was brought back to life by rescue workers who spent 10 minutes administering cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) at the scene.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021192-phuket-cyclist-68-brought-back-to-life-at-saphan-hin/

 

Police hands over Victoria Secret’s human trafficking case file to DSI

 

 

The Royal Thai Police on Friday (Jan 19) handed over the human trafficking case file involving the Victoria Secret massage parlour raid on Jan 12 to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) for investigation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021193-police-hands-over-victoria-secret’s-human-trafficking-case-file-to-dsi/

 

Here’s how Google Maps knows how long your journey will take

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Google Maps has been replacing traditional sat navs consistently for some time now with the app constantly being updated and improved.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/heres-google-maps-knows-long-journey-will-take/26742/

 

 

As sales of Windows PCs decline, Apple Macs are as popular as ever

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

A recent report by IDC and Gartner suggested that some of the leading computer manufacturers suffered a torrid year in 2017 with more and more people turning to smartphones and tablets.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/sales-windows-pc-decline-apple-macs-popular-ever/26741/

Hackers are using Microsoft Office to spread dangerous and sophisticated malware

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

It seems that Microsoft Office software has vulnerabilities that are being exploited by hackers to spread complex malware that’s capable of stealing credentials, dropping additional malware, cryptocurrency mining, and conducting distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/hackers-using-microsoft-office-spread-dangerous-sophisticated-malware/26745/

Jabra Elite 25e Bluetooth stereo headset review

By Paisal Chuenprasaeng
The Nation

 

 

Put a little Jabra in your ears

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/jabra-elite-25e-bluetooth-stereo-headset-review/26747/

 

Sony RX10 Mark IV review: Fastest focus in the East

By Paisal Chuenprasaeng
The Nation

 

 

Built for professionals, the new Sony RX10 Mark IV captures perfect portraits and the wildest of sports

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/sony-rx10-mark-iv-review-fastest-focus-east/26753/

Thai businessman arrested for rhino horn smuggling

 

 

A 42-year-old Thai businessman has been arrested at the immigration checkpoint in Nakhon Phanom province for alleged smuggling of rhino horns worth about 33.48 million baht.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021229-thai-businessman-arrested-for-rhino-horn-smuggling/

 

Two bikers killed in hit and run on 100-friend trip in Suphan Buri

By The Nation

 

Two motorcyclists were killed when they were hit by a vehicle while riding with some 100 friends in Suphan Buri on Friday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021232-two-bikers-killed-in-hit-and-run-on-100-friend-trip-in-suphan-buri/

 

Phuket light-rail EIA to be submitted next week 

The Phuket News

 

 

PHUKET: The Office of Natural Resources and Environment Policy and Planning (ONEP) this week conducted a survey of light-rail construction sites in Phuket and Phang Nga ahead of the office planning to submit the B39-billion mega-project’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) next Friday (Jan 26).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021233-phuket-light-rail-eia-to-be-submitted-next-week/

 

Si Sa Ket university dean found dead in pickup

By The Nation

 

In an apparent suicide, a dean of Rajabhat Si Sa Ket University was found dead in his pickup truck with a charcoal-burning stove inside it, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021234-si-sa-ket-university-dean-found-dead-in-pickup/

 

EU bill on palm oil slammed

 

 

The Indonesian government has condemned a new EU bill on clean energy as discriminative for seeking to limit the use of palm oil for tr ansportation fuel starting from 2021, The Jakarta Post Online reported on Friday (Jan 19).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021235-eu-bill-on-palm-oil-slammed/

 

Two arrested for sheltering and 7 Rohingya illegal migrants

 

 

Nakhon Si Thammarat provincial police have arrested two people, including a railway police officer, and charged them for sheltering seven Rohingya illegal migrants.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021237-two-arrested-for-sheltering-and-7-rohingya-illegal-migrants/

 

Thai crackdown leads to creation of ‘new’ meth in Golden Triangle

By The Nation

 

Thai soldiers and hill tribes people destroy an opium poppies field near an ethnic hill tribe valley on a mountain in Mae Taeng district, Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand, 06 December 2017./EPA-EFE/SONGMONG

 

Thailand’s suppression of precursor chemicals has prompted Taiwanese drug bosses to produce a new formula for methamphetamine in the Golden Triangle, a senior official said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021238-thai-crackdown-leads-to-creation-of-‘new’-meth-in-golden-triangle/

 

Police stop “We Walk for Friendship” long march to Khon Kaen

 

 

A planned 450-kilometre long march from Thammasat University Rangsit Campus in Pathum Thani to Khon Kaen province to call for rights to natural resources management and democracy organised by the People Go Network was halted by police late Saturday morning (Jan 20).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021239-police-stop-“we-walk-for-friendship”-long-march-to-khon-kaen/

 

Blood donors flock to Red Cross after cancer patient’s Facebook Live plea

By The Nation

 

A woman took to Facebook Live on Thursday, begging for blood donations so she could receive an operation to remove a cancer tumour on her chin on Monday. And the results were overwhelming.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021240-blood-donors-flock-to-red-cross-after-cancer-patient’s-facebook-live-plea/

 

Dogs ‘jailed’ after police bust drugs party

By The Nation

 

Two pet dogs were briefly put behind bars in Pattaya after their owners were arrested for drug offences at a condominium early on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021241-dogs-‘jailed’-after-police-bust-drugs-party/