Srivara says cops can do nothing about Premchai’s legal tusks

By The Nation

 

 

Bangkok police say elephant tusks they seized at the home of construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta last month had been legally registered by his wife.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027895-srivara-says-cops-can-do-nothing-about-premchai’s-legal-tusks/

 

Dangerous pollution spreads to Northeastern region

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation

 

 

Air pollution from a high level of particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) has continued to intensify. The problem is no longer limited to the Northern region, but also to the Northeast.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027899-dangerous-pollution-spreads-to-northeastern-region/

 

Krabi residents agree with closure of Maya Bay to rehabilitate coral

By The Nation

 

File photo: Maya Bay

 

An initial survey by a leading marine scientist found that most residents supported the closure of the popular Maya Bay in Krabi after more than 80 per cent of coral reefs in the area were damaged.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027900-krabi-residents-agree-with-closure-of-maya-bay-to-rehabilitate-coral/

 

Robbery fail – thief ended up stabbed to death

Thalang Police received an incident report at 3am and found the dead body of Wirat at the scene of their last tussle on Thepkasattri roadside.

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

 

Early this morning (March 6), a 33 year old local man, Attapong Treesuk, was robbed while waiting for his girlfriend, by a man identified as 28 year old Wirat Sakkaew, who was carrying a knife and a gun to threaten him and steal his mobile phone.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027901-robbery-fail-–-thief-ended-up-stabbed-to-death/

 

Official roll-out of Phuket Smart Bus delayed

Shela Riva

 

The launch has been delayed to ensure each of the buses' GPS system is fully functional. Photo: Supplied

 

PHUKET: It has been confirmed today that the official launch of Phuket City Development Co Ltd’s (PKCD) Smart Bus project has been delayed until the end of March due to the need for conducting further checks for all ten of the buses.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027902-official-roll-out-of-phuket-smart-bus-delayed/

 

UPDATE:

 

Skytrain contractor fined 28,000 baht for extreme tree trimming

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Photo: @Weeranan/ Twitter

 

Italian-Thai Development, the company contracted to build the extension of the BTS Green Line, was fined THB28,000 yesterday for potentially killing 14 trees on Phaholyothin Road with their uneducated, extreme trimming.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027697-black-panther-not-enough-now-italian-thai-in-hot-water-after-trees-hacked-down-in-bangkok/?do=findComment&comment=12772813

 

Fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra gets another arrest warrant in telecom excise tax case

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Persons Holding Political Positions today (Mar 6) issued another warrant for the arrest of ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra after he failed to appear to defend himself in a corruption case involving a telecom concession.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027905-fugitive-thaksin-shinawatra-gets-another-arrest-warrant-in-telecom-excise-tax-case/

 

Thaivisa exclusive: Farang firefighter is Australian - and he's out battling another huge blaze!

 

 

A volunteer farang firefighter who has wowed the Thais has been revealed as 55 year old Peter Ferdinand from Melbourne.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027906-thaivisa-exclusive-farang-firefighter-is-australian-and-hes-out-battling-another-huge-blaze/

 

 

Municipality Plans to Bury Power Cables

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Chiang Mai municipality is working on burying wires underground.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027917-municipality-plans-to-bury-power-cables/

 

Two Young Leopards Discovered in San Sai Home

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Two leopards were found in a home in San Sai.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027918-two-young-leopards-discovered-in-san-sai-home/

 

Cabinet moves to reduce punishments for illegal workers and employers

By The Nation

 

File photo: Myanmar workers in Thailand

 

The Cabinet has given the green light to a draft amendment that would lessen tough punishments against illegal workers and their employers.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027919-cabinet-moves-to-reduce-punishments-for-illegal-workers-and-employers/

 

Thailand’s outbound travel industry booms

By Tanutam Thawan

 

 

We all know there’s plenty of tourists heading TO Thailand this year. But what about the traffic in the other direction?

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027920-thailand’s-outbound-travel-industry-booms/

 

Well this is awkward: Galaxy S9 beaten by iPhone 7 in new performance test

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Samsung officially unveiled its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S9, at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona last week.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/27602-2/27602/

FDA and Fisheries Department assure fish from Fukushima safe for consumption

 

 

The Office of Food and Drug Administration and the Fisheries Department assured consumers that they don’t have to be worried with the fish imported from Japan’s Fukushima prefecture as they were strictly checked by officials concerned to make sure they are safe for consumption.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027929-fda-and-fisheries-department-assure-fish-from-fukushima-safe-for-consumption/

 

'Nastya Rybka' Teases Secret Recordings - As Detailed In seduction Book

By Todd Ruiz, Editor

 

Anastasia Vashukevich in an image posted to Instagram in March 2017 purportedly taken in Pattaya. Photo: Nastya_rybka.ru / Instagram

 

BANGKOK – A Belarusian call girl-turned-author who says she recorded more than a dozen hours of conversations between a Russian oligarch she had an affair with and other powerful political figures previously detailed the recordings in a book.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027931-nastya-rybka-teases-secret-recordings-as-detailed-in-seduction-book/

 

VIDEO: Fearless or stupid? Couple take dizzying selfie on top of Pattaya crane

 

 

A daredevil couple in Pattaya have shown the extreme lengths people will go to take a selfie.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1027932-video-fearless-or-stupid-couple-take-dizzying-selfie-on-top-of-pattaya-crane/

 

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Thailand Live Wednesday 7 Mar 2018
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