Hawaii civil defence employee mistook drill for actual missile attack

By David Shepardson and Steve Gorman

 

An electronic sign reads "There is no threat" in Oahu, Hawaii, U.S., after a false emergency alert that said a ballistic missile was headed for Hawaii, in this January 13, 2018 photo obtained from social media. Instagram/@sighpoutshrug/via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - The Hawaii civil defence employee who issued the false missile alarm that stirred panic across the state last month mistook an alert drill for an actual attack, confused by conflicting messages used in the simulation, investigators said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022805-hawaii-civil-defence-employee-mistook-drill-for-actual-missile-attack/

 

Wife dead as pick-up trying to overtake smashes into 18 wheeler in Korat

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A husband and wife in a pick-up had to be cut out of their badly damaged vehicle after an accident at 11pm on the Chai Badan - Dan Khun Thot road in Nakorn Ratchasima last night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022808-wife-dead-as-pick-up-trying-to-overtake-smashes-into-18-wheeler-in-korat/

 

I'm not a quitter, says UK's May as leadership questions stack up

By William James

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May walks out of 10 Downing Street in London, January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

WUHAN, China (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday defied critics calling for her to resign, saying she was not a quitter and that she has a long-term job to do: delivering Brexit and domestic reform.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022809-im-not-a-quitter-says-uks-may-as-leadership-questions-stack-up/

 

Britons ever more deeply divided over Brexit, research finds

By Elisabeth O'Leary

 

FILE PHOTO - EU and Union flags fly above Parliament Square during a Unite for Europe march, in central London, Britain March 25, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The social divide revealed by Britain's 2016 vote to leave the European Union is not only here to stay but deepening, according to academic research published on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022810-britons-ever-more-deeply-divided-over-brexit-research-finds/

 

Krabi authorities consider purchase of marine ambulance

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

A meeting to discuss marine safety was held at Nong Talay Sub District Administration OrBorTor yesterday (January 30), where the idea was floated to purchase a medical boat (marine ambulance) by the President of Krabi Tourism Association, Wattana Rerngsamut, to increase safety and emergency transportation in case of accidents at sea.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022811-krabi-authorities-consider-purchase-of-marine-ambulance/

 

New life confirmed as deaf lady gets a new Thai ID card!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

The poor and deaf Thai lady in the news last week after she received free dental treatment for protruding teeth had her new life confirmed yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022815-new-life-confirmed-as-deaf-lady-gets-a-new-thai-id-card/

Stock phrases as yet another Pattaya tourist robbed by snatch thief

 

Picture: Sophon Cable

 

A female Thai tourist from Buriram was the latest victim of snatch theft in Pattaya yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022817-stock-phrases-as-yet-another-pattaya-tourist-robbed-by-snatch-thief/

 

Chinese boy, 14, in coma after near drowning at Koh Talu, Rayong

 

Picture: Thai News Agency

 

A 14 year old Chinese boy was reportedly in a coma after nearly dying while out with his family at Koh Talu in Rayong.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022820-chinese-boy-14-in-coma-after-near-drowning-at-koh-talu-rayong/

 

Two arrested for selling marijuana to tourists on Koh Samui

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

Police have arrested a hotel employee and a student for ordering marijuana via Facebook to resell to foreign tourists on Koh Samui in Surat Thani.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022821-two-arrested-for-selling-marijuana-to-tourists-on-koh-samui/

 

Floods cause morning peak-hour traffic delays

By The Nation

 

Sri Nakharin road photo by @fm91trafficpro

 

Several Bangkok roads suffered minor flooding after the capital was hit with freak rains early on Wednesday, worsening traffic congestions during the morning rush hours.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022823-floods-cause-morning-peak-hour-traffic-delays-in-bangkok/

 

Brazilian woman arrested at airport with cocaine packets in stomach

By The Nation

 

Picture: Komchadluek

 

A Brazilian woman was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Tuesday after an x-ray showed she had dozens of condoms filled with cocaine inside her stomach.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022825-brazilian-woman-arrested-at-airport-with-cocaine-packets-in-stomach/

 

Wife stabs husband, sets fire to Bangkok house

By The Nation

 

A jealous wife quarrelled with her husband before stabbing him in his sleep and setting fire to a townhouse in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district late on Tuesday night, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022828-wife-stabs-husband-sets-fire-to-bangkok-house/

 

South Korea says uncovered about $600 million in cryptocurrency crimes

Reuters Staff

 

FILE PHOTO: Broken representation of the Bitcoin virtual currency, placed on a monitor that displays stock graph and binary codes, are seen in this illustration picture, December 21, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has uncovered cryptocurrency crimes worth 637.5 billion won ($594.35 million), which includes illegal foreign exchange trading, a statement released by the country’s customs service said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022829-south-korea-says-uncovered-about-600-million-in-cryptocurrency-crimes/

 

Exclusive: Coincheck hackers trying to move stolen cryptocurrency - executive

Jemima Kelly, Tommy Wilkes

 

Cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck's signboard is pictured in front of a building where their office is located, in Tokyo, Japan January 29, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Hackers who stole around $530 million worth of cryptocurrency from the Coincheck exchange last week -- one of the biggest such heists ever -- are trying to move the stolen “XEM” coins, the foundation behind the digital currency said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022830-exclusive-coincheck-hackers-trying-to-move-stolen-cryptocurrency-executive/

 

Facebook to ban cryptocurrency-related ads

Reuters Staff

 

A Facebook logo is seen at the Facebook Gather conference in Brussels, Belgium January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman

 

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it will ban ads promoting financial products and services tied to cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022831-facebook-to-ban-cryptocurrency-related-ads/

 

Troops, police help motorists trapped by floods in Samut Prakan

By The Nation

 

 

Troops and police were urgently deployed to help motorists whose vehicles’ engines broke down on flooded Samut Prakan roads on Wednesday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022832-troops-police-help-motorists-trapped-by-floods-in-samut-prakan/

 

Phuket-bound tourists injured as van crashes off-road

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The van crashed off-road while the tourists were were heading to Phuket this morning (Jan 31). Photo: Phang Nga Rescue team

 

PHUKET: Twelve Chinese tourists have been taken to hospital for injuries sustained when the passenger van they were travelling in crashed south of Khao Lak while heading to Phuket this morning (Jan 31).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022833-phuket-bound-tourists-injured-as-van-crashes-off-road/

 

After year of bitter feuds, Trump urges bipartisan cooperation

By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason

 

U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he arrives to deliver his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress inside the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Win McNamee/Pool

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged bitterly divided Republicans and Democrats to work toward compromises on immigration and infrastructure after a bruising year of partisan battles that centred on Trump's leadership.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022836-after-year-of-bitter-feuds-trump-urges-bipartisan-cooperation/

 

Chinese tourists drowns in Bangkok hotel pool

By Kittipong Maneerit 
The Nation

 

 

A 72-year-old Chinese tourist was found dead by drowning in the swimming pool of a hotel in Bangkok's Bang Na district early on Wednesday morning, according to Pol Captain Paiboon Mala of the Bang Na precinct.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022837-chinese-tourists-drowns-in-bangkok-hotel-pool/

 

Bang Na hardest hit with 138mm rainfall

By The Nation

 

The road beside Central Ban Na shopping mall is heavily flooded Wednesday morning.

 

The Bang Na district was the hardest hit by freak rainfall early on Wednesday, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s drainage and sewerage department reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022839-bangkoks-bang-na-district-hardest-hit-with-138mm-rainfall/

 

U.S. agencies probe Apple over slowing iPhones – Bloomberg

BY REUTERS 

 

REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

 

(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating whether Apple Inc violated securities laws concerning its disclosures that it slowed older iPhones with flagging batteries, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/u-s-agencies-probe-apple-slowing-iphones-bloomberg/26920/

Google aims to get ‘diverse perspectives’ into search results

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Paul Hanna/File Photo

 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google will put more of a premium on “diverse perspectives” in its search results, saying in a blog post on Tuesday that answers highlighted at the top of result pages would soon display multiple viewpoints on topics for the first time ever.

 

Source: https://tech.thaivisa.com/google-aims-get-diverse-perspectives-search-results/26924/

More than 80 people on missing Kiribati ferry, search for survivors continues

By Charlotte Greenfield

 

A handout photo supplied by the New Zealand Defence Force shows survivors from a ferry that sunk floating in a boat in the sea near the South Pacific nation of Kiribati, January 27, 2018. New Zealand Defence Force/Handout via REUTERS

 

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities confirmed on Wednesday that a missing Kiribati ferry had held more than 80 passengers, as Australian and U.S. planes scoured the central Pacific ocean for survivors, more than a week after it sunk.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022844-more-than-80-people-on-missing-kiribati-ferry-search-for-survivors-continues/

 

MPB probes senior Lumpini police officers over extortion scandal

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) commissioner has appointed  two committees to look into the alleged extortion of a Canadian tourist by a traffic police officer at Lumpini police station.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022848-mpb-probes-senior-lumpini-police-officers-over-extortion-scandal/

 

OPINION

When Farangs Go Native

By Tuptim Malakul Lane Na Ayutthaya

 

  

Original images: My Mate Nate / YouTube, Matt Dodd / Flickr, Christy Gibson / Instagram, Em Brain Dead Tattoo / Facebook

 

“When in Rome … ” begins the truism about how to behave in foreign lands. We’ve all heard and understood this. It makes sense. When visiting another place, one will fit in and be loved by embracing the customs of those living there.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022849-when-farangs-go-native/

 

Here is what time you should be able to see tonight's super moon in Thailand

 

 

A reminder that a ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ (total eclipse) will be visible at moon rise in Thailand this evening.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022860-here-is-what-time-you-should-be-able-to-see-tonights-super-moon-in-thailand/

 

EXCLUSIVE: Mother of French man charged with murder of Italian in Thailand speaks of son's violent and influential Thai girlfriend

 

 

The mother of a French man charged with murder for the brutal killing of an Italian man in northern Thailand has revealed the influence his Thai girlfriend had over her son.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022861-exclusive-mother-of-french-man-charged-with-murder-of-italian-in-thailand-speaks-of-sons-violent-and-influential-thai-girlfriend/

 

Korat school director denies charges

By Prasit Tangprasert 
The Nation

 

 

The Nakhon Ratchasima school director accused of having had an intimate relationship with a 14-year-old student met with police on Wednesday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022864-korat-school-director-denies-charges/

 

Thai Health launches co-playing playground to promote child development

 

 

BANGKOK, 31 January 2018 (NNT) - The Thai Health Promotion Foundation (Thai Health) and the Thailand Creative and Design Center (TCDC) have jointly launched a co-playing playground program to curb mobile phone addiction among children. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022866-thai-health-launches-co-playing-playground-to-promote-child-development/

 

Japan’s Line to launch cryptocurrency exchange amid hacking fears

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo

 

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Line Corp plans to launch a cryptocurrency exchange, a move that comes as regulators investigate such exchanges in the country after hackers stole $530 million in digital money from Coincheck in one of the world’s biggest cyberheists.

 

Full story:  https://tech.thaivisa.com/japans-line-launch-cryptocurrency-exchange-amid-hacking-fears/26927/