First royally sponsored Hua Hin Marathon set for November

 

Pictures: banmuang 

 

The First Hua Hin Marathon will be run in the seaside town on November 13th 2018 it was announced yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035080-first-royally-sponsored-hua-hin-marathon-set-for-november/

 

Senate committee paves way for Pompeo to become top U.S. diplomat

By Patricia Zengerle

 

CIA Director Mike Pompeo, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of State, leaves a meeting with Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 18, 2018. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee approved the nomination of President Donald Trump's choice for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, on Monday after a Republican senator who had been opposed threw his support behind the CIA director in the face of party pressure.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035082-senate-committee-paves-way-for-pompeo-to-become-top-us-diplomat/

 

Road Rage: Teacher, 50, dragged from her car and beaten by man in pick-up

 

Pictures: Sanook

 

A 50 year old teacher was dragged from her car by a man in a pick-up after a minor scrape in Chonburi.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035083-road-rage-teacher-50-dragged-from-her-car-and-beaten-by-man-in-pick-up/

 

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Toronto police officer draws praise for refusing to shoot van suspect

By Matt Scuffham

 

A witness is pictured at the scene of an incident where a van struck multiple people on Yonge Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada April 23, 2018. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

 

TORONTO (Reuters) - A Toronto police officer who refused to shoot the man suspected of plowing a van into crowds of pedestrians on Monday, killing 10 people, was praised for restraint in the face of a suspect who claimed to have a gun.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035056-nine-dead-16-hurt-by-van-ploughing-over toronto sidewalk-police/?do=findComment&comment=12921443

 

There's a rat in me kitchen what am I gonna do? Rodents in the cakes at BTS

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A passenger on the BTS posted a video on Facebook on Saturday that showed two rats clambering over the cakes and bread at a store.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035084-theres-a-rat-in-me-kitchen-what-am-i-gonna-do-rodents-in-the-cakes-at-bts/

 

Some U.S. allies caught in crossfire of sanctions on Russian arms

By Sanjeev Miglani

 

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a plenary session of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit, in Xiamen, China September 4, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File photo

 

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. sanctions on Russian military exports have put the brakes on a $6 billion deal with India and may derail the arms purchases of other U.S. allies around Asia, experts say.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035085-some-us-allies-caught-in-crossfire-of-sanctions-on-russian-arms/

 

Car of the future: Electrified and autonomous, but what will it look like?

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

REUTERS/Toru Hanai

 

BEIJING (Reuters) – An autonomous driving electric vehicle may not take to the sky any time soon but could one day start to look a bit like The Jetsons’ flying car – a glass bubble without the long hood that is a signature feature of today’s gasoline-fueled cars.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/car-future-electrified-autonomous-will-look-like/28397/

Krabi drug dealer killed after shooting police

Police revealed that they lured the drug dealer by saying they wanted to buy 200 amphetamine pills.

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

A 38 year old drug dealer in Krabi, Suriya Tokong, was killed by police after he tried to shoot them with a shotgun during the arrest.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035086-krabi-drug-dealer-killed-after-shooting-police/

 

Parents of one year old go to Paveena saying daughter was sexually molested

 

Pictures: INN

 

Parents of a one and a half year old girl say their daughter was sexually molested while in the care of a neighbor.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035087-chonburi-parents-of-one-year-old-go-to-paveena-saying-daughter-was-sexually-molested/

 

Three Kathu men arrested with drugs

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Three local men have been arrested following the drug crackdown period between April 19-21 with a long list of drugs.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035090-three-kathu-men-arrested-with-drugs/

 

How's that for a bit of driving! "Water monitor" behind the wheel!

 

Pictures: Manager online

 

Dash cam footage taken in Bangkok showed a horrendous bit of driving.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035093-hows-that-for-a-bit-of-driving-water-monitor-behind-the-wheel/

 

Nakhon Phanom airport seeks Bt120 million for expansion

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

Nakhon Phanom International Airport will seek Bt120 million from the government in the next fiscal year to add two more runways and expand is departures building, the airport director said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035096-nakhon-phanom-airport-seeks-bt120-million-for-expansion/

 

Burglar had meal before stealing motorcycle from repair shop in Phang Nga

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

A calm thief was caught on a security camera enjoying a meal and washing his plate before he stole a motorcycle and cash from a repair shop in Phang Nga.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035102-burglar-had-meal-before-stealing-motorcycle-from-repair-shop-in-phang-nga/

 

Commerce to help farmers get benefits of online markets

By Thai PBS

 

 

Officials of the Business Development Department will help farmers to team up together to form companies or other business entities to take advantage of Alibaba’s online super-market to sell their agricultural produce.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035103-commerce-to-help-thai-farmers-get-benefits-of-online-markets/

 

Southern China karaoke lounge fire kills 18 - police

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A fire in southern China at a karaoke TV lounge killed 18 people on Tuesday, according to the official Xinhua news agency, citing local police.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035106-southern-china-karaoke-lounge-fire-kills-18-police/

 

Two tonnes of recycle glass spill onto Ayutthaya road

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

A truck spilled two tonnes of recyclable glass bottles onto a road in Ayutthaya's Bang Pahan district early on Tuesday, causing major traffic congestion.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035107-two-tonnes-of-recycle-glass-spill-onto-ayutthaya-road/

 

The Secret Suffering Of Toxic Thai Med Schools

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

New students of Siriraj’s medical school participate the 2012 hazing. Photo: Matichon

 

BANGKOK — He was an aspiring doctor in his early 20s on track to graduate from one of the nation’s most renowned medical schools. People said he was excelling both socially and academically. Then, late last month, he took his own life.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035108-the-secret-suffering-of-toxic-thai-med-schools/

 

Junta Hits Back At Politico’s Call For Draft Abolition

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Potential recruits conscription lottery at a drafting station on April 5 in Phang Nga province.

 

BANGKOK  — A junta spokesman on Tuesday slammed a Pheu Thai politician’s pledge to abolish national conscription if his party wins the next election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035112-junta-hits-back-at-politico’s-call-for-draft-abolition/

 

Worry over abandoned cats after Mahakan Fort Community vacated

By The Nation

 

 

As the last residents in Bangkok's centuries-old Mahakan Fort Community vacate their homes on Wednesday, Thai social media users this week expressed concern for more than 20 cats that will be left behind.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035114-worry-over-abandoned-cats-after-mahakan-fort-community-vacated/

 

Animal rights groups demand the ouster of Livestock chief over rabies spread

By Thai PBS

 

 

Anti-corruption and animal rights activists rallied in front of the Livestock Development Department (LDD) on Tuesday (April 24) to demand the ouster of the department chief for their alleged failure to contain rabies and for their alleged lack of transparency in the procurement of anti-rabies vaccine.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035115-animal-rights-groups-demand-the-ouster-of-livestock-chief-over-rabies-spread/

 

Bull sharks tracking expands to Cha-am and Pranburi beaches 

By Thai PBS

 

 

Officials of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) and related state agencies are preparing to explore the hunting areas of bull sharks from Hua Hin to Cha-am and Pranburi beaches so as to ensure full safety for swimmers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035116-bull-sharks-tracking-expands-to-cha-am-and-pranburi-beaches/

 

Forestry official died in fall, not abducted

By Tossapol Boonpat 
The Nation

 

 

Investigators have determined that Karun Wansawang, an employee of the Royal Thai Forestry Department originally believed to have been abducted, died from a head injury sustained in an accidental 20-metre fall while catching fish and frogs in a Mae Hong Son woodland.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035117-forestry-official-died-in-fall-not-abducted/

 

Phuket shopping mall clothes shop gutted by fire

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The fire broke out at the shop at the Ocean Shopping Mall in Phuket Town at about 9:45pm. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A clothes shop at the Ocean Shopping Mall in Phuket Town was gutted by fire last night (April 23).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035119-phuket-shopping-mall-clothes-shop-gutted-by-fire/

 

Phuket police begin probe into cars scratched at airport

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Police yesterday began their investigation into the car vandalism acts at Phuket Airport. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police yesterday began their investigation into the complaints of cars being scratched in the multi-storey car park at Phuket International Airport over what appears to be a vindictive spat over parking in a “self-declared VIP” parking spot.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035121-phuket-police-begin-probe-into-cars-scratched-at-airport/

 

Chiang Mai woman’s tattoo is ‘practical magic’

By Watcharapong Jingkhaojai 
The Nation

 

 

A Chiang Mai woman who spent two nights in intensive care following a severe allergic reaction to medication is now sporting a truly life-saving tattoo on her upper arm – an English-language list of medicines to which she reacts badly, along with symptoms to watch for.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035124-chiang-mai-woman’s-tattoo-is-‘practical-magic’/

 

Preparing to close down Maya Bay

After the closure of the bay we will restrict the number of visitors to 2,000 people per day

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

The General Director of the Department of National Parks (DNP) visited Maya Bay yesterday, which is expected to close down for 4 months from the start of June.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035126-preparing-to-close-down-maya-bay/

 

Popular free VPN service on Android and iOS to shut down

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Popular free VPN service Opera VPN is to shut down at the end of the month, the company has confirmed.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/popular-free-vpn-service-android-ios-shut/28401/

Beach vendors raided on Koh Racha

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

Umbrellas and other beach vendors’ products have been seized during a beach management enforcement at Patok Bay on Koh Racha Yai, south of Phuket.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035127-beach-vendors-raided-on-koh-racha/

 

Fire cause at least B100m damage to insulator factory in Samut Prakan

By Thai PBS

 

 

A huge fire broke out at a major heat insulator factory of Miccell Co Ltd in Samut Prakarn causing damages estimated at over 100 million baht to the factory and almost 20 automobiles, including a firetruck.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035135-fire-cause-at-least-b100m-damage-to-insulator-factory-in-samut-prakan/

 

Ad sales surge at Google parent Alphabet, but so do costs

BY REUTERS 

 

Image: REUTERS/Mike Blake

 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Strong growth in ad sales on Google search and YouTube were not enough to offset a surge in costs at parent Alphabet Inc that shrank the first-quarter operating margin, leaving shares flat after hours on Monday.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/ad-sales-surge-google-parent-alphabet-costs/28406/