Beached oil pipes still a mystery for Chumphon

By Prasit Leerahakhunakorn 
The Nation

 

File photo

 

Oil from 14 large pipes that washed ashore at Chumphon’s Ban Bang Bird Beach on February 12 is being tested to try and determine the debris’ origin.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027075-beached-oil-pipes-still-a-mystery-for-chumphon/

 

US soldiers fined for fighting with Thai men who allegedly tried to aggressively sell them watches at Pattaya bar

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

 

Six American soldiers, who local media reported were attending the multinational Cobra Gold military exercise in Thailand, were fined for fighting with two Thai men outside a bar in Pattaya on Saturday afternoon.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027079-us-soldiers-fined-for-fighting-with-thai-men-who-allegedly-tried-to-aggressively-sell-them-watches-at-pattaya-bar/

 

 

Rainmakers Plan to Seed Clouds from March 1st

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – The Royal Rain Department has announced that it getting ready to start seeding the clouds as of the 1st March to encourage rainfall that will help disperse the smoke pollution.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027092-rainmakers-plan-to-seed-clouds-from-march-1st/

 

AirAsia unveils “Kuala Lumpur-Hua Hin”

Promo all-in-fares starting THB 990* one way

 

 

AirAsia flies you from the stylish coastal town Hua Hin to Malaysia’s diverse capital city, Kuala Lumpur with four times weekly direct flights starting 18 May 2018.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027083-air-asia-launches-kuala-lumpur-hua-hin-flights/

 

Facebook Live drama ends after man threatens his own son with knife

By Surachai Piraksa 
The Nation

 

 

A 29-year-old man, who held his five-year-old son at knifepoint at their Buri Ram home while threatening in a Facebook Live broadcast to kill the boy because his wife had left him for another man, was apprehended early Wednesday morning after 10 hours of negotiations.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027093-facebook-live-drama-ends-after-man-threatens-his-own-son-with-knife/

 

Officials ban access to illegal markets near home of ‘furious aunts’

By The Nation 

 

 

Authorities have warned that anyone violating orders that ban entry to illegal markets surrounding the house of the so-called “furious aunts” are liable to a jail term, a fine or both.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027094-officials-ban-access-to-illegal-markets-near-home-of-‘furious-aunts’/

 

Read Letter Offering Evidence Of Russian Meddling Just Delivered To US Embassy

By Todd Ruiz, Editor

 

Top: Junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha meets Nikolai Patrushev, the former FSB chief who heads Russia’s security council, Wednesday at Bangkok’s Government House. Original photo: Government House. A photo of a letter appealing for American intervention by a group of Russians in Thai custody is inset.

 

BANGKOK — An associate of a group of Russians offering information about meddling in the 2016 US election said Wednesday afternoon that he delivered a letter on their behalf to the American Embassy in Bangkok as the leader of the ruling junta met with the head of Russia’s national security council.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027095-read-letter-offering-evidence-of-russian-meddling-just-delivered-to-us-embassy/

 

Asus launches Zenfone 5 series – which looks a lot like iPhone X, but costs half the price

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Asus officially launched its Zenfone 5 series at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/asus-launches-zenfone-5-series-looks-lot-like-iphone-x-costs-half-price/27494/

Some Windows users will soon no longer be able to use iTunes

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Apple has confirmed that it is dropping support for its iTunes software on some versions of Windows.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/windows-users-will-soon-no-longer-able-use-itunes/27499/

Phuket rental companies to be fined if found renting to unlicenced drivers

The Phuket News

 

A growing number of tourists are now renting motorbikes to get around the island. Photo: The Phuket News

 

PHUKET:-- Phuket Provincial Police Deputy Commander Col Sermpan Sirikong has confirmed that vehicle rental operators who allow drivers to rent a vehicle without the required driving licence must be fined B2,000.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027098-phuket-rental-companies-to-be-fined-if-found-renting-to-unlicenced-drivers/

 

Phuket Smart Bus launches in style

Shela Riva

 

 

PHUKET:-- Ministry of Tourism and Sports Permanent Secretary Pongpanu Svetaroon joined Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong at the launch ceremony for the new Phuket Smart Bus today (Feb 28), with 10 buses ready to serve the company’s first bus route, from Phuket International Airport to Rawai via the west coast.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027105-phuket-smart-bus-launches-in-style/

 

Feel the heat? Summer is coming

By THE NATION

 

 

THE THAI Meteorological Department (TMD) will soon announce the start of summer in Thailand, which could see temperatures peak at 42-43 degrees Celsius during April, Nation TV reporter for environment news Ittipat Pinraroj said on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027106-feel-the-heat-summer-is-coming/

 

Sam Smith To Serenade Bangkok For 1st Time

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

Photo: Sam Smith / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — Is your pocket ready for more concerts? Sam Smith will hold a concert in Bangkok for the first time.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027108-sam-smith-to-serenade-bangkok-for-1st-time/

 

German tourist arrested for falsely claiming there is a bomb in his baggage

 

 

A 70-year German tourist is facing a 5-year jailterm and/or a maximum fine of 200,000 baht for making a hoax on board a plane that there is a bomb in his baggage.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027110-german-tourist-arrested-for-falsely-claiming-there-is-a-bomb-in-his-baggage/

 

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