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Venezuelan and Ethiopian cocaine smugglers arrested at Suvarnabhumi

 

 

A Venezuelan man was arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport on Wednesday after more than 4 kilograms of cocaine was found in his suitcase.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021846-venezuelan-and-ethiopian-cocaine-smugglers-arrested-at-suvarnabhumi/

Thaivisa exclusive: Norwegian man 'framed by Thai cops' says he has proof of innocence - he was in prison at the time of the crime

 

Mr Vidar Pettersen

 

A Norwegian man who says he was robbed of 10 million baht by his Thai wife and framed by the Thai police has claimed that he has the proof of his innocence.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021869-thaivisa-exclusive-norwegian-man-framed-by-thai-cops-says-he-has-proof-of-innocence-he-was-in-prison-at-the-time-of-the-crime/

 

Suspected call center scammer nabbed with 26 ATM cards and 18 bank books

 

 

Tourist police has arrested an 18-year old Taiwanese suspected to be a member of a call centre scamming gang while he was withdrawing cash from an ATM at a hotel in Huay Kwang district Tuesday night.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021841-suspected-call-center-scammer-nabbed-with-26-atm-cards-and-18-bank-books/

Video: Could new U-Turn design be the beginning of the end of road carnage in Thailand?

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Thai media was answering a highly pertinent question yesterday after footage of a newly designed U-turn was widely viewed on social media.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021870-video-could-new-u-turn-design-be-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-road-carnage-in-thailand/

 

Man who murdered his brother over land inheritance arrested after 11 years

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A Thai man who murdered his own younger brother before burying him in a field and fleeing has finally been captured after being on the run for 11 years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021871-man-who-murdered-his-brother-over-land-inheritance-arrested-after-11-years/

 

MP bill delay risks hurting Thailand’s credibility: Pheu Thai

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

THE PHEU THAI Party yesterday opposed the proposed postponement of the enforcement of the MP election law and called on the junta to “return the power to the people” as soon as possible.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021873-mp-bill-delay-risks-hurting-thailand’s-credibility-pheu-thai/

 

Prawit ‘not obliged to declare assets he didn’t own’

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

 

NACC OFFICIAL CLARIFIES ON LEGAL REQUIREMENT EVEN AS ANTI-GRAFT CHIEF OFFERS TO STEP DOWN FROM PROBE

 

DEPUTY Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan would not be required to declare his extravagant watch collection as assets under the anti-graft law if the watches did not belong to him, National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) secretary-general Worawit Sukboon said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021874-prawit-‘not-obliged-to-declare-assets-he-didn’t-own’/

 

UPDATE:

Suthep, eight others plead not guilty to nine charges

By KESINEE TANGKHIEO 
THE NATION

 

NINE LEADERS of the anti-Yingluck government group whose protests culminated in the May 2014 military coup faced the Criminal Court yesterday to answer sedition and terrorism charges.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021770-suthep-and-8-others-formally-indicted-for-“bangkok-shutdown”-anti-government-protests/?do=findComment&comment=12649242

 

NCPO defends summoning ‘We Walk’ leaders

By The Nation

 

 

The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) lodged a complaint against the leaders of the People Go Network only to comply with the law, Government Spokesman Lt-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd said yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021875-ncpo-defends-summoning ‘we-walk’-leaders/

 

School chief faces police probe over alleged relations with teen

By Prasit Tangprasert 
The Nation

 

 

 

PROVINCIAL POLICE Region 3 has set up a team to investigate claims that a 51-year-old Nakhon Ratchasima school director had an inappropriate romantic relationship with a 14-year-old Mathayom 2 schoolgirl.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021876-school-chief-faces-police-probe-over-alleged-relations-with-teen/

 

DSI seeks accounts freeze in Victoria’s scandal

By PIYANUCH THAMNUKASETCHAI, 
KORNKAMOL AKSORNDEJ, 
JESSADA JANTARAK 
THE NATION 

 

 

AMLO LOOKING AT FINANCIAL ROUTES; SOME BT100 MILLION BELIEVED TO BE INVOLVED

 

THE DEPARTMENT of Special Investigation (DSI) has pushed for the freezing of bank accounts related to Victoria’s: The Secret Forever massage parlour, which has allegedly engaged in human trafficking and prostitution.

 

Full tory: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021877-dsi-seeks-accounts-freeze-in-victoria’s-scandal/

 

 

Ratchanok on the winning note

By The Nation

 

 

Fresh from claiming her seventh World Tour Super 500 title in Kulala Lumpur on Sunday,   Ratchanok Intanon kept her winning streaks going a she toppled American Beiwen Zhang 21-7 21-13 in the first round of the  Daihatsu Indonesia Masters in Jakarta yesterday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021878-ratchanok-on-the-winning-note/

 

Thai young Gun upset former world No 1 Lin Dan

By The Nation

 

 

Former world junior No 1 Kantaphon Wangcharoen caused the biggest win in his career after he knocked out two-time Olympic gold medallist Lin Dan of China in the first round of the Daihatsu Indonesia Masters in Jakarta on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021879-thai-young-gun-upset-former-world-no-1-lin-dan/

 

EDITORIAL

Migrant workers left in a mess

By The Nation

 

More foolishness as the Labour Minister suggests foreigners are stealing jobs from Thais and has hundreds rounded up 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021880-migrant-workers-left-in-a-mess/

 

Thailand hosted 1.4 million Indian tourists in 2017

India ranks among the top five in terms of visitors to Thailand after China, Malaysia, Korea and Laos.

 

   

Thailand welcomed over 35.3 million international visitors in 2017, of which 1.4 million were Indians making the country fifth largest source market for the South Asian country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021881-thailand-hosted-14-million-indian-tourists-in-2017/

 

PTT delves into medicine with Thailand's first cancer drug plant

The JV with government to reduce imports and cut prices by up to 50%

YUKAKO ONO, Nikkei staff writer

 

BANGKOK -- PTT, Thailand's state-owned oil and gas giant, is entering into pharmaceuticals with plans to set up the country's first-ever cancer drug production plant.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021883-ptt-delves-into-medicine-with-thailands-first-cancer-drug-plant/

 

UPDATE:

Gen Prawit needs not declare the pricey wristwatches if they were borrowed from friends : NACC

By Thai PBS

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan needs not have to declare to the National Anti-Corruption Commission if he does not own any of the pricey wristwatches he was seen wearing as shown in the social media, said NACC secretary-general Worawit Sookboon on Wednesday (Jan 24).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021874-prawit-‘not-obliged-to-declare-assets-he-didn’t-own’/?do=findComment&comment=12649296

 

Suthep says no other PDRC member should be indicted except the nine core leaders

By Thai PBS

 

 

 

People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) leader Suthep Thuagsuban said Wednesday that only the nine core leader, himself included, should be indicted for leading the protests against the government of prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra during 2013-14.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021885-suthep-says-no-other-pdrc-member-should-be-indicted-except-the-nine-core-leaders/

 

Davos elite tap Cate Blanchett, Elton John, Shah Rukh Khan for human rights awards

 

Actor Cate Blanchett, actor Shah Rukh Khan and singer Elton John are pictured at the Crystal Awards ceremony of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland January 22, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

 

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Film star Cate Blanchett, singer-songwriter Elton John and Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan received awards at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Monday for their work raising awareness about human rights issues.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021886-davos-elite-tap-cate-blanchett-elton-john-shah-rukh-khan-for-human-rights-awards/

 

Goodbye yellow brick tours; Elton John announces farewell world concerts

Alicia Powell

 

Singer Elton John announces his final "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour after performing in Manhattan, New York, U.S., January 24, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Elton John on Wednesday announced a three-year farewell world tour, saying he would quit traveling afterward to focus on life with his family.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021888-goodbye-yellow-brick-tours-elton-john-announces-farewell-world-concerts/

 

North Korea sends rare announcement to all Koreans, calls for unification

 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reacts as people applaud during his visit to the newly-remodeled Pyongyang Teacher Training College, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on January 17, 2018. KCNA/via REUTERS

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea sent a rare announcement addressed to "all Koreans at home and abroad" on Thursday, saying they should make a "breakthrough" for unification without the help of other countries, its state media said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021889-north-korea-sends-rare-announcement-to-all-koreans-calls-for-unification/

 

Trump warns Erdogan to avoid clash between U.S., Turkish forces

By Idrees Ali and Arshad Mohammed

 

FILE PHOTO - U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing directives to impose tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels before signing it in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump urged Turkey to curtail its military operation in northern Syria and warned it not to bring U.S. and Turkish forces into conflict on Wednesday but analysts said he has little leverage to halt its NATO ally's offensive there.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021890-trump-warns-erdogan-to-avoid-clash-between-us-turkish-forces/

 

'I've signed your death warrant,' judge tells abusive ex-USA Gymnastics doctor

By Steve Friess

 

Larry Nassar, a former team USA Gymnastics doctor who pleaded guilty in November 2017 to sexual assault charges, stands with his legal team during his sentencing hearing in Lansing, Michigan, U.S., January 24, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

 

LANSING, Mich. (Reuters) - As his victims wept in a Michigan courtroom on Wednesday, disgraced long-time USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison for abusing young female gymnasts who were entrusted to his care.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021891-ive-signed-your-death-warrant-judge-tells-abusive-ex-usa-gymnastics-doctor/
 

 

Lula's Brazil presidential run in doubt after conviction upheld

By Lisandra Paraguassu

 

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks at the metallurgical trade union while the Brazilian court decides on his appeal against a corruption conviction that could bar him from running in the 2018 presidential race, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil January 24, 2018. REUTERS/Leonardo Benassatto

 

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Reuters) - A Brazilian appeals court unanimously upheld the corruption conviction of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday and added to his sentence, a major blow to the popular politician's plans to run again for the presidency this year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021892-lulas-brazil-presidential-run-in-doubt-after-conviction-upheld/

 

Mueller asked U.S. intelligence officials about Trump - sources

 

FILE PHOTO: CIA Director Mike Pompeo delivers remarks at "Intelligence Beyond 2018," a forum hosted by the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior U.S. intelligence officers including CIA Director Mike Pompeo have been questioned by the U.S. special counsel's team about whether President Donald Trump tried to obstruct justice in the Russia probe, sources told Reuters on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021893-mueller-asked-us-intelligence-officials-about-trump-sources/

 

The Fall's Mark E. Smith dies

Reuters Staff

 

(Reuters) - Mark E. Smith, lead singer and songwriter of British post-punk band The Fall, died at home on Wednesday aged 60, the band’s manager said in a statement.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021894-the-falls-mark-e-smith-dies/

 

Israeli murder suspects apologize to Thailand for damaging the image of tourism

 

Picture: Nation TV

 

Thai media reported yesterday that the two Israelis involved in the revenge killing of a man on Koh Samui in broad daylight on Sunday had apologized to the Thai people for damaging the image of tourism.

 

Full story:   https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021896-israeli-murder-suspects-apologize-to-thailand-for-damaging-the-image-of-tourism/

Pattaya district chief blames tourist for starting fire in hotel sauna

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

A full scale emergency was sounded yesterday afternoon as eight fire engines rushed to the Fairtex Sports Club and Hotel in the middle of North Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021897-pattaya-district-chief-blames-tourist-for-starting-fire-in-hotel-sauna/

 

Hunt on for pick-up driver who fled scene leaving five year old with a broken leg and head injuries

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A social media hunt is being mounted after dash cam footage was posted online that showed a pick-up collide with a motorcycle on the Phra Nang Klao (New) bridge leading to Bang Bua Thong in Nonthaburi yesterday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021898-hunt-on-for-pick-up-driver-who-fled-scene-leaving-five-year-old-with-a-broken-leg-and-head-injuries/