Top police transferred as volunteer cop charged with manslaughter in death of motorcyclist

 

Image: Sanook

 

Three top police officers have been transferred from the Samrong Neua (North Samrong) police station in the case of the death of a motorcyclist kicked off a bike.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035784-top-police-transferred-as-volunteer-cop-charged-with-manslaughter-in-death-of-motorcyclist/

Five year old twins marry in Surin in ritual to ward off bad luck

 

Image: Sanook

 

Twins aged 5 years and 10 months were "married" in ban Sawang, Surin, yesterday in a ceremony intended to ward off bad luck.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035787-five-year-old-twins-marry-in-surin-in-ritual-to-ward-off-bad-luck/

Chinese man arrested in Bangkok with 57 fake ATM cards

By The Nation

 

 

A Chinese man has been arrested for allegedly stealing ATM card identities to make fake ones and steal from bank accounts.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035789-chinese-man-arrested-in-bangkok-with-57-fake-atm-cards/

 

Owners of karaoke bar arrested for allegedly selling under-age sex

By The Nation

 

Interior Ministry officials raided a karaoke bar in Saraburi province on Friday night and arrested two owners for allegedly providing sex service by minor migrants.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035792-owners-of-karaoke-bar-arrested-for-allegedly-selling-under-age-sex/

 

Phuket police target rental operators over riders’ licences

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

People and businesses renting motorbikes to tourists will now be held accountable for making sure the tourist has the appropriate driving licence. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot
 

PHUKET: Police this week confirmed they are ramping up efforts targeting vehicle rental operators for renting out motorbikes to tourists who do not have the appropriate licence as a key strategy to reduce the number of deaths and injuries on Phuket’s roads.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035793-phuket-police-target-rental-operators-over-riders’-licences/

 

Australia to send military aircraft to monitor North Korean ships

By Alison Bevege

 

FILE PHOTO: Australian Defence Minister Marise Payne gestures as she talks to the media after a meeting with her Indonesian counterpart Ryamizard Ryacudu in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Beawiharta

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will send a military patrol aircraft to monitor North Korean vessels suspected of transferring prohibited goods in defiance of United Nations sanctions, Defence Minister Marise Payne said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035795-australia-to-send-military-aircraft-to-monitor-north-korean-ships/

 

U.S., China trade tensions a pressing concern for Southeast Asia - Singapore PM

 

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hosts an ASEAN working dinner in Singapore April 27, 2018. ASEAN2018 Organising Committee/Handout Via REUTERS

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Saturday a mounting trade spat between the United States and China was one of the most pressing concerns for Southeast Asian nations.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035798-us-china-trade-tensions-a-pressing-concern-for-southeast-asia-singapore-pm/

Judge puts Stormy Daniels' lawsuit against Trump lawyer on hold

By Lisa Lambert

 

U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen arrives at federal court in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., April 26, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

 

(Reuters) - Adult-film star Stormy Daniels' lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, will be paused for 90 days, the federal judge in the case ordered on Friday, saying that Cohen's constitutional rights could be endangered if the lawsuit proceeds while he is under criminal investigation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035799-judge-puts-stormy-daniels-lawsuit-against-trump-lawyer-on-hold/

 

North Korean media hails summit as Trump presses for full denuclearisation

By Josh Smith

 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (inside a vehicle) bids farewell to South Korean President Moon Jae-in as he leaves after a farewell ceremony at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 27, 2018. Korea Summit Press Pool/Pool via Reuters

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's state news agency on Saturday called the inter-Korean summit a turning point for the Korean peninsula, while U.S. President Donald Trump said he would maintain sanctions pressure on Pyongyang ahead of his own unprecedented meeting with Kim Jong Un.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035800-north-korean-media-hails-summit-as-trump-presses-for-full-denuclearisation/

 

Malaysia's election campaign kicks off amid claims of sabotage and bias

By Joseph Sipalan and Rozanna Latiff

 

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak (3rd from R) with other candidates arrive at nomination centre to submit his nomination papers to contest in Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia April 28, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Campaigning for Malaysia's general election started officially on Saturday, pitting Prime Minister Najib Razak against his former mentor, Mahathir Mohamad, in a contest marred by claims of sabotage and a skewed electoral system.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035801-malaysias-election-campaign-kicks-off-amid-claims-of-sabotage-and-bias/

 

Labourers still in heavy debts

 

 

About 96% of Thai labours are in debt, with an average debt amounting to almost 140,000 baht for a household, according to the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce’s survey released ahead of the Labour Day on May 1.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035804-labourers-still-in-heavy-debts/

 

PM attends Asean and IMT-GT summits in Singapore

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will on Saturday (April 28) attends the the 32nd Asean Summit and chairs the 11th Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) Summit in Singapore.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035806-pm-attends-asean-and-imt-gt-summits-in-singapore/

 

Thai government applauded for sending KNLF founder to Denmark

 

 

Human Rights Watch’s Asia division director Phil Robertson has praised the Thai government’s decision to send the founder of Khmer National Liberation Front Sam Serey to Denmark instead of Cambodia which has asked for his extradition, The Phnom Penh Post Online reported on Saturday (April 28).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035831-thai-government-applauded-for-sending-cambodian-opposition-leader-to-denmark/

Only three traditional medicine formulas have the potential to stop certain cancers

 

 

Over 20,000 traditional medicine formulas have been registered but only three of them have been tested in laboratory to have the potential to be developed into medicines which are capable of blocking the spread of some cancers, according to the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035832-only-three-traditional-medicine-formulas-have-the-potential-to-stop-certain-cancers/

Khon Kaen police suspect cables pulled down by a truck

 

 

Khon Kaen police are looking for a truck driver after suspecting he was responsible for the dangling telecom cable that killed a female motorcyclist on April 25.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035833-khon-kaen-police-suspect-cables-that-killed-motorcyclist-pulled-down-by-a-truck/

BTS extended Green Line to begin service end of this year 

 

 

The Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) has announced progress of new urban electric rail lines, saying the Green Line connecting Bearing  station with Samut Prakan will open to service end of this year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035834-bts-extended-green-line-to-begin-service-end-of-this-year /

Elderly couple begs burglar to return life savings

 

By The Nation

 

Image: Banmuang

 

An elderly couple in Kalasin has put up a sign in front of their house, begging a burglar to return Bt500,000 in cash and Bt140,000 worth of gold ornaments.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035835-elderly-couple-begs-burglar-to-return-life-savings/

 

Rayong thief steals car with toddler on board

By The Nation

 

Image: Sanook

 

A thief drove off in a sedan containing a three-year-old boy in Rayong’s Muang district on Saturday morning, leading to a dramatic search involving cooperation between Facebook users.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035836-rayong-thief-steals-car-with-toddler-on-board/

 

Facebook creates device that helps you read email and SMS using your skin

 

 

It sounds like something out of a science fiction movie but Facebook has developed a device that lets you read emails and messages with your skin.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/28505-2/28505/

Microsoft reveals new version of Windows 10 – here’s why that’s good news

 

Microsoft this week revealed a new version of its Windows 10 operating system called Windows 10 Lean.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/microsoft-reveals-new-version-windows-10-heres-thats-good-news/28500/

Some of the most popular VPN’s found to be leaking data on MILLIONS of users

 

 

Users have been put on alert after it was discovered some of the world’s most popular VPN’s could be linking their private data.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/28503-2/28503/

 

'My gladiator lay down his shield': Toddler Alfie Evans dies in Britain

 

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Alfie Evans, the 23-month-old British toddler whose grave illness drew international attention, died early on Saturday, his family said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035838-my-gladiator-lay-down-his-shield-toddler-alfie-evans-dies-in-britain/

 

Police hunting for Phuket Town temple robbers 

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Police investigate the temple robbery this morning (April 28). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
 

PHUKET: Police are on the lookout for three men who broke into and robbed the donation box at Wat Khao Rang Samakkhitham, on Rang Hill in Phuket Town, making off with only an estimated B500.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035849-police-hunting-for-phuket-town-temple-robbers/

 

Phuket van collision kills motorbike rider

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Local residents reportedly prevented the van driver from leaving the scene.Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
 

PHUKET: The driver of a passenger van registered in Phang Nga is facing a charge of reckless driving causing death after the van he was driving collided with a motorbike on Wiset Rd in Rawai early this morning (April 28).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035850-phuket-van-collision-kills-motorbike-rider/

 

City Library Looks to Stay Open 24/7, Attract Younger Crowd

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Children at the Bangkok City Library Friday.

 

BANGKOK — The Bangkok City Library is at last looking to open 24 hours a day.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035851-city-library-looks-to-stay-open-247-attract-younger-crowd/

 

Two Phuket underpasses to close for flood-prevention cleaning

The Phuket News

 

Phuket Highways Office is getting ready to take steps to protect Samkong Underpass from flooding. Photo: Peeraphun Kongkhum
 

PHUKET: Both Samkong Underpass and Darasamut Underpass will be closed to traffic for 33 hours next week so workers can clean the drains ahead of heavy monsoon rains.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035852-two-phuket-underpasses-to-close-for-flood-prevention-cleaning/

 

Phuket to celebrate National Labour Day

The Phuket News

 

This time workers get the day off while the government offices stay open. Image: Class Act Media Grpahics
 

PHUKET: Government offices will remain open but many businesses will close this coming Tuesday (May 1) as the nation celebrates the annual May Day holiday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035853-phuket-to-celebrate-national-labour-day/

 

Train derailment disrupts service to Samut Sakhon

 

 

Train service from Bangkok’s Wong Wian Yai to Mae Klong in Samut Sakhon remained closed after a train derailment blocking the rail tracks since early yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035854-train-derailment-disrupts-service-to-samut-sakhon/

 

Horses in Pran Buri under rabies observation

By The Nation

 

Livestock development officials in Prachuap Khiri Khan are closely monitoring two horses at a farm in Pran Buri district after a horse at the farm died of rabies.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035856-horses-in-pran-buri-under-rabies-observation/

 

Fence mending proposed as diplomatic spat heats up between the Philippines and Kuwait

 

 

Effort is underway in the Philippines to mend fence with Kuwait following an ongoing diplomatic spat which saw the Philippine ambassador to the Gulf state being expelled, according The Manila Times Online on Saturday (April 28).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1035857-fence-mending-proposed-as-diplomatic-spat-heats-up-between-the-philippines-and-kuwait/