Bangkok soapy massage was making an illegal 100,000 baht saving on the monthly water bill

 

Picture: INN

 

Experts investigating the activities of soapy massage parlors have said that Long Beach on Rama 9 Road in Bangkok has been illegally using groundwater for the baths.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021899-bangkok-soapy-massage-was-making-an-illegal-100000-baht-saving-on-the-monthly-water-bill/

 

Four U.S. citizens killed in January 20 attack on Kabul hotel

 

Smoke rises from the Intercontinental Hotel during an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan January 21, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four U.S. citizens were killed and two injured in Saturday's attack by the Taliban on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021903-four-us-citizens-killed-in-january-20-attack-on-kabul-hotel/

 

Trump says he is willing to testify under oath in U.S.-Russia probe

By Roberta Rampton and Warren Strobel

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a working session with mayors at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 24, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be willing to be interviewed under oath by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021906-trump-says-he-is-willing-to-testify-under-oath-in-us-russia-probe/

 

Grisly accident as truck driver split into four parts on Bang Na - Trat highway

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported that a 25 year old truck driver died as he was cut into four parts after his 18 wheeler collided with the expressway supports in the central reservation.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021907-grisly-accident-as-truck-driver-split-into-four-parts-on-bang-na-trat-highway/

 

Six tips to free up space and boost performance on your Windows PC or laptop

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

There are a lot of benefits to saving space on your Windows PC. Obviously your files stay tidy but it will also mean that your machine operates faster.

 

Full story:  https://tech.thaivisa.com/six-tips-free-space-boost-performance-pc/26818/

Trump seeks $25 billion for border wall, offers 'Dreamer' citizenship

By Roberta Rampton and Susan Cornwell

 

FILE PHOTO: Three of U.S. President Donald Trump's eight border wall prototypes are shown near completion along U.S.- Mexico border in San Diego, California, U.S., October 23, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday previewed his outline for an immigration bill that he will promote next week, saying he wants $25 billion (17.6 billion pounds) to build a border wall and is open to granting citizenship to illegal immigrants who were brought to the United States as children.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021909-trump-seeks-25-billion-for-border-wall-offers-dreamer-citizenship/

 

Video: Foundation rescue volunteer, 18, dies as emergency pick-up collides with 10 wheel truck in Ubon

 

Picture: Daily News

 

CCTV footage from Ubon Ratchathani showed the moment when a foundation rescue vehicle collided with a ten wheel truck at an intersection.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021911-video-foundation-rescue-volunteer-18-dies-as-emergency-pick-up-collides-with-10-wheel-truck-in-ubon/

 

Chinese scientists break key barrier by cloning monkeys

By Ben Hirschler

 

Zhong Zhong, a cloned long tailed macaque monkey is seen at the Non-Primate facility at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai, China January 10, 2018. Picture taken January 10, 2018. Qiang Sun and Mu-ming Poo, Chinese Academy of Sciences handout from Cell/ via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Chinese scientists have cloned monkeys using the same technique that produced Dolly the sheep two decades ago, breaking a technical barrier that could open the door to copying humans.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021913-chinese-scientists-break-key-barrier-by-cloning-monkeys/

 

Woman, 70, killed in Mahasarakham shophouse fire

By The Nation

 

A woman, 70, who tried to escape a fire, was trapped behind an iron-grill door of her shophouse and died in Mahasarakham province on Wednesday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021914-woman-70-killed-in-mahasarakham-shophouse-fire/

 

Group urges restraint in publicising reports on migrant workers

By The Nation

 

Migrant workers’ rights group have urged the authorities to help stop the persecution of migrant workers amid intensifying xenophobia, as the migrants were blamed for taking away jobs from Thai people.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021915-group-urges-restraint-in-publicising-reports-on-migrant-workers/

 

iPhone software update spotlights Apple secrecy on battery health

BY REUTERS

 

(L-R) iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X and iPhone 8 models. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

 

(Reuters) – Apple Inc’s move on Wednesday to give iPhone owners information about the health of their batteries reverses the company’s longstanding refusal to make such information available directly on iPhones and iPads, even though battery health has long been easy to check on Apple’s Mac computers.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/iphone-software-update-spotlights-apple-secrecy-battery-health/26821/

Old woman armed with a KNIFE saves Bangkok moto-taxi driver from assault

 

video screenshot

 

Footage appearing to the show the moment a woman armed with a knife saves a motorbike taxi driver from being beaten up has been shared on social media.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021923-old-woman-armed-with-a-knife-saves-bangkok-moto-taxi-driver-from-assault/

 

Thailand in shades of harmony

By THE NATION

 

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) highlights the essence of Amazing Thailand with the release of its debut album “Open to the New Shades”. The recording, which takes its name from the agency’s communication campaign, was introduced at a mini concert held during the fiveday Thailand Tourism Festival 2018.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021925-thailand-in-shades-of-harmony/

 

Surin village declared rabies zone after death of teacher

By The Nation

 

A village in Surin province has been declared a rabies control zone after a teacher, who had been caring for street dogs in her community, died of rabies.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021926-surin-village-declared-rabies-zone-after-death-of-teacher/

 

Nakhon Si Thammarat hit by flash floods

By The Nation

 

Overnight heavy rains caused flooding in several parts of the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat early on Thursday, local authorities said.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021928-nakhon-si-thammarat-hit-by-flash-floods/

 

Six illegal hostels owned by foreigners on Koh Pha Ngan closed

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

Troops and police arrested two foreigners and four Thais on Wednesday for allegedly running six hostels without licence on the tourist destination Koh Pha Ngan in Surat Thani province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021931-six-illegal-hostels-owned-by-foreigners-on-koh-pha-ngan-closed/

 

Disabled woman killed in house fire in Bangkok

By The Nation

 

A woman suffering from skeletal muscle weakness was killed in a fire that engulfed the four-storey townhouse where she lived in Bangkok’s Bang Rak district early on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021932-disabled-woman-killed-in-house-fire-in-bangkok/

 

Rains forecast nationwide as temperatures plummet in upper region

 

File photo

 

BANGKOK, 25th February 2018 (NNT) - The Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rains in most parts of the country until this weekend as the northwesterly wind is moving across the Gulf of Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021950-rains-forecast-nationwide-as-temperatures-plummet-in-upper-region/

 

Songkhla phone scam leads to arrest of Malaysian, Thai

By The Nation

 

A Malaysian and the first of several suspected Thai accomplices were arrested in Songkhla on Wednesday for allegedly running a call centre that tricked people into transferring money.
 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021953-songkhla-phone-scam-leads-to-arrest-of-malaysian-thai/

 

Woman Who Claimed Prayuth Hiding Wealth Acquitted

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

  

Junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks Monday at Impact Muang Thong Thani

 

BANGKOK — A 46-year-old woman was found not guilty of computer crimes for an online post in which she claimed junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha was moving his wealth to Singapore.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021955-woman-who-claimed-prayuth-hiding-wealth-acquitted/

 

English soccer club Arsenal signs up to promote cryptocurrency

Reuters Staff

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Arsenal vs Liverpool - Emirates Stadium, London, Britain - December 22, 2017 General view of a corner flag before the match Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

 

LONDON (Reuters) - English soccer team Arsenal is entering the cryptocurrency world by signing a deal to promote new digital tokens being sold by an American gaming software company.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021956-english-soccer-club-arsenal-signs-up-to-promote-cryptocurrency/

 

Phayao wants an international airport

By The Nation

 

Authorities and residents of Phayao’s Mueang district have earmarked 2,500 rai for use as an international airport.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021960-phayao-wants-an-international-airport/

 

Ukrainian driver charged over Phuket deaths of Russian women

Shela Riva

 

Local residents appraise the force of the impact on the Nissan Almera sedan the Artem Serdiukov was driving. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Cherng Talay Police have confirmed that Ukrainian national Artem Serdiukov has been charged for reckless driving causing death after the Nissan car he was driving collided head-on with a passenger van, killing his two female Russian passengers last Sunday (Jan 21).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021961-ukrainian-driver-charged-over-phuket-deaths-of-russian-women/

 

Injured pregnant woman and boyfriend from car accident booked to answer questions of hidden drugs in bra

By Thai PBS

 

 

A pregnant 20-year-old woman was seriously injured and her boyfriend driver slightly hurt after his pickup truck crashed into a roadside tree on Asian highway in Chumphon province late Wednesday night (Jan 25).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021963-injured-pregnant-woman-and-boyfriend-from-car-accident-booked-to-answer-questions-of-hidden-drugs-in-bra/

 

Apple set to kill off the MacBook Air

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

The iconic MacBook Air, first introduced by Steve Jobs in 2008, could be about to be killed off by Apple.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/apple-set-kill-off-macbook-air/26825/

Butts Out: Smoking Ban To Hit 24 Thai Beaches

(Video)

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

  

Photo: Shannon Holman / Flickr

 

PHETCHABURI — Beach-going smokers will have to weigh a year in jail before lighting up next month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021970-butts-out-smoking-ban-to-hit-24-thai-beaches/

 

Bangkok’s Air More Toxic Than You Think: Greenpeace

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

  

BANGKOK — Bangkok’s air, which has been choking on unusually thick smog for days, is actually more toxic than thought.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021971-bangkok’s-air-more-toxic-than-you-think-greenpeace/

 

Ubonrat Dam releases 10 mil cubic meters of water daily for off-season rice growing

 

 

KHON KHAEN, 25th January 2018 (NNT)-Around 10 million cubic meters of water have been released from Ubonrat Dam daily to preserve the ecosystems downstream and provide water for off-season rice growing activities in Khon Khaen province. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021974-ubonrat-dam-releases-10-mil-cubic-meters-of-water-daily-for-off-season-rice-growing/

 

Samsung confirms Galaxy S9 to be officially unveiled in February

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Samsung has said its next flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S9 will be officially unveiled on February 25 at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona.

 

Full story:  https://tech.thaivisa.com/samsung-confirms-galaxy-s9-officially-unveiled-february/26828/

Thai man arrested for illegal fishing in Phuket aquatic species sanctuary

The Phuket News

 

The area on a map obtained by The Phuket News from the DMCR showing the sanctuary area. Photo: DMCR

 

PHUKET: Officials from the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) Krabi office yesterday (Jan 24) arrested a Thai man after he was found shooting fish at an aquatic species sanctuary west of Koh Aeo, south of Phuket.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021978-thai-man-arrested-for-illegal-fishing-in-phuket-aquatic-species-sanctuary/