Phuket and Krabi province officials meet for marine safety meeting

“I would like all departments involved to be strict on checking the condition of the boats, Captains and staff before the boats depart. If anything is not 100% ready, the boat must not leave.”

By Tim Newton

 

 

Authorities from Phuket and Krabi provinces have met to discuss marine safety, boat management and the tourism situation on Koh Phi Phi.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021406-phuket-and-krabi-province-officials-meet-for-marine-safety-meeting/

 

Motorcyclist snatches gold necklace from Chinese tourist

By The Nation

 

A motorcyclist snatched a gold necklace worth Bt200,000 from a Chinese tourist in Pattaya in the early hours of Monday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021411-motorcyclist-snatches-gold-necklace-from-chinese-tourist-in-pattaya/

 

Department of Tourism to request 20 billion baht to rehabilitate nation's tourist sites

 

BANGKOK, 22nd January 2018 (NNT) – The Department of Tourism is to request 20 billion baht to undertake two programs to rehabilitate and enrich the nation’s emerging tourism sites. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021412-department-of-tourism-to-request-20-billion-baht-to-rehabilitate-nations-tourist-sites/

 

Bomb in market in Thailand's south kills three, wounds 18 - security official

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A motorcycle bomb exploded in a market in Thailand's southern Yala province on Monday, killing three people and wounding 18, a spokesman for the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) said.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021402-two-killed-four-injured-in-yala-bomb-attack/?do=findComment&comment=12641003

 

Thai PM accepts invitation to attend forthcoming ASEAN-India Summit

 

 

BANGKOK, 22 January 2018 (NNT) – Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha will take part in the upcoming ASEAN-India Summit in New Delhi this week. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021413-thai-pm-accepts-invitation-to-attend-forthcoming-asean-india-summit/

 

U.S. government to remain closed on Monday as Senate still short of deal

By Susan Cornwell and Ginger Gibson

 

FILE PHOTO: With Vice Pence Mike Pence looking on, U.S. President Donald Trump gives a statement on Jerusalem, during which he recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., December 6, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. government shutdown will enter its third day on Monday as Senate negotiators failed to reach a deal late on Sunday on Democrats' demand for legislation protecting "Dreamers," young people brought to the country illegally as children.

 

Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021416-us-government-to-remain-closed-on-monday-as-senate-still-short-of-deal/

 

Ukrainian man tested for drugs, alcohol after Russian women killed in Phuket head-on collision

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The driver of the car, Ukrainian Artem Serdiukov, wa staken to Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket Town for treatment of injuries – and to be tested for drugs and alcohol. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Two Russian women staying in Phuket were killed when the car they were travelling slammed head-on into a passenger van in Cherng Talay yesterday afternoon (Jan 21).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021418-ukrainian-man-tested-for-drugs-alcohol-after-russian-women-killed-in-phuket-head-on-collision/

 

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Two Israeli men arrested for murder on Koh Samui

By The Nation

 

 

Two Israeli men were arrested at Don Muang International Airport on Sunday night for allegedly stabbing to death a fellow Israeli and seriously injuring his girlfriend on Koh Samui earlier in the day.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021375-israeli-ex-convict-killed-on-koh-samui-in-suspected-mob-hit/?do=findComment&comment=12641144

 

Thailand becoming favoured hunting ground for Malaysian scammers

 

The arrest of six alleged Malaysian scam artists by Thai authorities in Bangkok early this month, and other recent cases, have put the spotlight on the neighbouring country becoming the new favoured hunting ground for Malaysian scam syndicates.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021422-thailand-becoming-favoured-hunting-ground-for-malaysian-scammers/

 

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Bomb explosion kills three, injures at least 18 in Yala market

By Thai PBS

 

 

A powerful home-made bomb exploded at a fresh market in Yala town early Monday morning, killing three people and injuring at least 18 others.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021402-two-killed-four-injured-in-yala-bomb-attack/?do=findComment&comment=12641198

 

Trust in U.S. institutions plunges in Trump's first year

By Noah Barkin

 

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the annual March for Life rally, taking place on the nearby National Mall, from the White House Rose Garden in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Trust in U.S. institutions, particularly the government, has plunged in President Donald Trump's first year in office, according to a leading survey released on the eve of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021424-trust-in-us-institutions-plunges-in-trumps-first-year/

 

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Three killed, 23 injured in Yala bomb attack

By The Nation

 

 

Three shoppers were killed and 23 others injured when Muslim insurgents detonated a homemade bomb hidden inside a motorcycle at a fresh food market in Yala's Mueang district on Monday morning.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021402-two-killed-four-injured-in-yala-bomb-attack/?do=findComment&comment=12641289

 

Driver flees after flipping Merc at Phuket Underpass

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The driver had fled the scene by the time police arrived. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police are trying to hunt down the driver of a Mercedes-Benz that flipped and caught fire at the entrance of southbound side of the Samkong Underpass early this morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021426-driver-flees-after-flipping-merc-at-phuket-underpass/

 

Woman’s body found under Phuket Town bridge

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Rescue workers recover the body of Kwanrudee Saetan, 47, from under the bridge. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police are hoping to determine what caused the death of a 47-year-old woman whose body was found caught on rocks under a bridge in Phuket Town yesterday morning (Jan 21).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021427-woman’s-body-found-under-phuket-town-bridge/

 

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Ukrainian driver loses control of his car – two killed in Cherngtalay crash

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

A car driven by a Ukrainian man, Artem Chidoko, was travelling, allegedly at high speed, from Cherngtalay towards Phuket International Airport when he lost control while taking a curve on the road. He crashed into a van driving on the other side of the road in the opposite direction about 2pm yesterday afternoon (Sunday).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021418-ukrainian-man-tested-for-drugs-alcohol-after-russian-women-killed-in-phuket-head-on-collision/?do=findComment&comment=12641346

 

Lack of pedestrian bridge cited as monk killed on busy Angthong road

By The Nation

 

An elderly monk was struck and killed by a pickup truck in Angthong on Monday morning – while crossing the road where a pedestrian flyover was knocked down in an accident last year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021428-lack-of-pedestrian-bridge-cited-as-monk-killed-on-busy-angthong-road/

 

Deferring Election To 2019 A Conflict Of Interest: Activist

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

  

Transparency activist Srisuwan Janya presents his petition to junta leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha Monday at Government House in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — Anti-corruption activist Srisuwan Janya on Monday urged junta leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha to exercise his absolute power to stop the junta-appointed legislature from deferring promised elections by 90 days.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021430-deferring-election-to-2019-a-conflict-of-interest-activist/

 

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Did burned severed limbs belong to missing Italian?

By Sayan Chucham 
The Nation

 

Police in Phichit are hoping an Italian man reports himself alive and well after body parts – one bearing a similar tattoo to his – were found partially burned in a bonfire of rubber tyres.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021390-french-man-and-thai-woman-arrested-for-brutal-murder-of-italian-man/?do=findComment&comment=12641409

 

Apple to release larger iPhones later this year

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Files

 

KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said in a research note seen by MacRumors that a new, larger iPhone will be available later this year.

 

Full story:  https://tech.thaivisa.com/apple-release-larger-iphones-later-year/26764/

Chrome users warned about malicious extensions that are near impossible to remove

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Users of Google Chrome have been put on alert after security experts discovered four extensions for the browser were malicious.

 

Full story:  https://tech.thaivisa.com/26767-2/26767/

Cop finds 200 meth tablets in Thai man’s anus then poses with his bum

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Photo: Sanook

 

Following a tip, police in northern Phayao province searched a local man and found over 200 methamphetamine tablets (yaba) hidden in his rectum.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021436-cop-finds-200-meth-tablets-in-thai-man’s-anus-then-poses-with-his-bum/

Fault with iPhone X means users can’t see who is calling them

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

A number of iPhone X users have complained that their that their new devices don’t display who is ringing them saying that the phone vibrates and rings but the screen doesn’t turn on.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/fault-iphone-x-means-users-cant-see-calling/26769/

‘People’s march’ activists filtered through police checkpoint

By The Nation

 

 

Organisers of the “We Walk” march from Bangkok to Khon Kaen say they came under police pressure starting at 4am yesterday, the second day of the event meant to bolster civil rights.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021444-‘people’s-march’-activists-filtered-through-police-checkpoint/

 

All for love, downtown Hat Yai turns into OK Corral

By Santiprap Ramasut 
The Nation

 

Bullets were flying in downtown Hat Yai early Monday morning after an apparent quarrel over a woman resulted in one criminal gang making good on its Facebook Live promise to take revenge on another.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021446-all-for-love-downtown-hat-yai-turns-into-ok-corral/

 

Attempts continue to save life of tiger with cancer, two kilogram tumor

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Photos: DNP

 

Government veterinarians in rural Songkhla province are trying to save the life of a female tiger, 20, with a two kilogram cancerous breast tumor that had already spread the disease to the internal organs.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021447-songkhla-attempts-continue-to-save-life-of-tiger-with-cancer-two-kilogram-tumor/

 

Four arrested over robbery at Chon Buri 7-Eleven

By The Nation

 

Police have arrested four suspects who allegedly robbed a 7-Eleven shop in Chon Buri’s Sri Racha district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021452-four-arrested-over-robbery-at-chon-buri-7-eleven/

 

PM urged to step in over MP election bill amendment

By The Nation

 

Anti-corruption activist Srisuwan Janya on Monday filed a petition to Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha, asking him to exercise his power to suspend the National Legislative Assembly’s authority to pass the controversial MP election bill.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021454-pm-prayut-urged-to-step-in-over-mp-election-bill-amendment/

 

UK government questions Scottish bid to show Britain can alone revoke Brexit

By Elisabeth O'Leary

 

Protesters wave the EU and Union flags outside the Palace of Westminster, London, Britain, December 20, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/Files

 

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - The British government believes the question of whether it alone can stop Brexit is irrelevant, since it does not intend to change its mind about leaving the European Union, according to its response to a legal challenge by Scottish lawmakers opposed to Brexit.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021456-uk-government-questions-scottish-bid-to-show-britain-can-alone-revoke-brexit/

 

Philippines raises volcano alert again; hazardous eruption seen imminent

 

An ash cloud hovers over the Mayon volcano, as seen from the Bicol Region, Philippines, in this still image taken from a January 21,2018 social media video. Randall Matthew Lorayes via REUTERS

 

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines raised the alert level at its Mayon volcano on Monday after a loud explosion in the wake of increased activity made a hazardous eruption likelier, prompting authorities to close all schools and urge residents to stay indoors.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021459-philippines-raises-volcano-alert-again-hazardous-eruption-seen-imminent/

 

Chon Buri man files complaint over false drug arrest

By The Nation

 

A Chon Buri man filed a complaint with the Royal Thai Police spokesman on Monday, saying a false drug arrest against him in 2010 had caused him to lose his job and be blacklisted from employment.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021460-chon-buri-man-files-complaint-over-false-drug-arrest/