ISOC reveals progress in Thai Niyom Yang Yuen implementation

 

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BANGKOK, 3rd May 2018 (NNT) - The Internal Security Operations Command has revealed progress in the implementation of the government’s Thai Niyom Yang Yuen policy to help resolve people’s problems. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036473-isoc-reveals-progress-in-thai-niyom-yang-yuen-implementation/

 

Cabinet sets sugar prices; extends incentives for juristic entities

 

 

BANGKOK, 3 May 2018 (NNT) – The Cabinet has agreed on a final sugarcane price and retail price of sugar of the 2016/2017 season, while also extending end-of-year tax incentives to attract individual business operators to become juristic entities. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036476-cabinet-sets-sugar-prices-extends-incentives-for-juristic-entities/

 

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ISOC to support peace-keeping measure at upcoming street protests

 

BANGKOK, 3rd May 2018 (NNT) - The Internal Security Operations Command has confirmed its support for the peace-keeping measures planned for the upcoming street protest in Bangkok. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036468-gen-prawit-says-saturday-demonstration-wont-drag-on/?do=findComment&comment=12949057

 

Frenchman stabbed to death by Thai at Bangkok guest house after intervening in argument

 

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Thai Rath reported that a French man had been stabbed to death at a Bangkok guest house after he intervened in an argument between a Thai and another French person.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036478-frenchman-stabbed-to-death-by-thai-at-bangkok-guest-house-after-intervening-in-argument/

 

Trump replaces White House lawyer on Russia probe

By Karen Freifeld and Steve Holland

 

U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, U.S., April 30, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawyer Emmet Flood, who advised President Bill Clinton in impeachment proceedings, will assist President Donald Trump with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 election, replacing Ty Cobb, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036479-trump-replaces-white-house-lawyer-on-russia-probe/ 

 

Giuliani says Trump repaid $130,000 his lawyer spent to quiet porn star

 

FILE PHOTO: A combination photo shows Adult film actress Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels speaking in New York City, and U.S. President Donald Trump speaking in Washington, Michigan, U.S. on April 16, 2018 and April 28, 2018 respectively. . REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid (L) REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (R)/File Photos

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who joined President Donald Trump's legal team last month, said on Wednesday that Trump repaid the $130,000 his lawyer gave to an adult-film star to buy her silence about an alleged affair with the president.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036480-giuliani-says-trump-repaid-130000-his-lawyer-spent-to-quiet-porn-star/

 

Homesick Chaiyaphum worker bikes home from Sattahip

By The Nation

 

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A homesick Chaiyaphum man was spotted cycling home from Sattahip in Chon Buri with his pet dog.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036482-homesick-chaiyaphum-worker-bikes-home-from-sattahip/

 

It's that man again! Big Joke on hand to take down tricky Chinese thief at Bangkok airport

 

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Police Maj Gen Surachet Hakpal was on hand once again to arrest a tricky Chinese thief who stole from the overhead compartment on an airline coming into Suvarnabhumi yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036483-its-that-man-again-big-joke-on-hand-to-take-down-tricky-chinese-thief-at-bangkok-airport/

 

An accident waiting to happen - where is Bill Gates when you need him?

 

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Thailand's infamous Hanging Wires are never far from the news.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036485-an-accident-waiting-to-happen-where-is-bill-gates-when-you-need-him/

 

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Swiss tourist fatally stabbed outside Bangkok guesthouse

By The Nation

 

 

A Swiss tourist was fatally stabbed early Thursday while trying to prevent a fight between a Thai man and a French tourist in front of a guesthouse in Bangkok’s Phra Nakhon district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036478-frenchman-stabbed-to-death-by-thai-at-bangkok-guest-house-after-intervening-in-argument/?do=findComment&comment=12949350

 

Bingo! Gambling games busted at temple ordination fair in Thailand's south

 

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Gamblers fled in panic as a group of ten kamnans and phoo yai baan raided a ten day temple ordination fair in Lam Ken sub district of Phangnga yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036489-bingo-gambling-games-busted-at-temple-ordination-fair-in-thailands-south/

 

Taxi driver fined Bt1,000 for allegedly molesting female passenger

By The Nation

 

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A Bangkok taxi driver has been fined Bt1,000 for allegedly molesting a female passenger, Land Transport Department director general Sanit Promwong said Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036492-bangkok-taxi-driver-fined-bt1000-for-allegedly-molesting-female-passenger/

 

More than 50 Patong operators releasing untreated wastewater

"Some operators are releasing untreated wastewater into drains."

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

Patong Municipality is preparing to dredge the Pakbang Canal at the southern end of Patong Beach this week before more heavy rain. Operators who are releasing untreated wastewater into drains are being asked to urgently to solve the problem before legal action will be taken and enforced.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036494-more-than-50-patong-operators-releasing-untreated-wastewater/

 

Texas teen charged with plotting IS-inspired shooting at mall

By Mark Hosenball and Lisa Lambert

 

Matin Azizi-Yarand, 17, appears in a booking photo provided by the Collin County Sheriff's Office, May 2, 2018. Collin County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 17-year-old boy in Plano, Texas, has been arrested and charged with plotting a mass shooting inspired by the Islamic State at a shopping mall, law enforcement agencies said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036497-texas-teen-charged-with-plotting-is-inspired-shooting-at-mall/

 

Thai man, 34, drowns on east coast of Phuket

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Kusoldharm Foundation rescue workers were notified of the drowning at 5:30pm on Tuesday (May 1). Photo: Kusoldharm Foundation

 

PHUKET: A 34-year-old Thai man drowned at Koh Siray on the east side of Phuket on Tuesday while dropping fishing nets into the sea.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036498-thai-man-34-drowns-on-east-coast-of-phuket/

 

What does the future hold for fortune telling taxi driver? Will he be fined or let go?

 

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A Bangkok taxi driver has been called in by the authorities after he put up a sign offering a fortune telling service in his cab.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036503-what-does-the-future-hold-for-fortune-telling-taxi-driver-will-he-be-fined-or-let-go/

 

Wild elephant found dead in Prachuap Khiri Khan

By The Nation

 

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Tests are being done to determine what killed a wild elephant found dead on a Prachuap Khiri Khan pineapple plantation on Wednesday evening.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036504-wild-elephant-found-dead-in-prachuap-khiri-khan/

 

Migrant pupils on the rise in BMA schools

By The Nation

 

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There are 4,497 foreign migrant children studying at 437 schools run by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), 1.54 per cent of the city schools' total of 291,116 pupils, and the number is expected to keep rising, a Bangkok Council member reported on Wednesday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036505-migrant-pupils-on-the-rise-in-bma-schools/

 

UPDATE:

 

Young Frenchman Stabbed To Death At Bangkok Guesthouse

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

Photo: Flapping Duck Guesthouse / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — A Frenchman was wounded fatally early Thursday morning after attempting to stop a fight at a guesthouse in Phra Nakhon area.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036478-frenchman-stabbed-to-death-by-thai-at-bangkok-guest-house-after-intervening-in-argument/?do=findComment&comment=12949731

 

Facebook employee fired over bragging about access to user information

BY REUTERS

 

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(Reuters) – Facebook Inc on Thursday said that it fired an employee accused of bragging on matchmaking app Tinder about his access to private user information.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/facebook-employee-fired-bragging-access-user-information/28566/

Survey shows Thais are the most mobile-savvy travellers in Asia

By The Nation

 

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Brand Expedia today released the findings of its 2018 Global Flight and Hotel Etiquette study, an annual survey that looks at the flight and hotel etiquette habits of more than 18,000 adults around the world.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036509-survey-shows-thais-are-the-most-mobile-savvy-travellers-in-asia/

 

UPDATE:

 

DLT fines Bangkok cabby just 1,000 baht after he asked for sex saying he had a gun - and police let him go!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A Bangkok taxi driver has been fined after suggesting sex to a female passenger on the way to the Southern bus station on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036492-bangkok-taxi-driver-fined-bt1000-for-allegedly-molesting-female-passenger/?do=findComment&comment=12949813

 

Video: Driving blind!? Yet again Thai motorcyclist fails to see the level crossing barrier

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Dash cam footage from a car on the way to Prajinburi earlier this week showed a woman on a motorcycle ride straight into a barrier at a level crossing.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036515-video-driving-blind-yet-again-thai-motorcyclist-fails-to-see-the-level-crossing-barrier/

Bangkok’s ‘garbage cages’ a proven success, Aswin insists

By The Nation

 

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Bangkok Governor Pol General Aswin Kwanmuang has defended the “garbage cages” being tested on some city sidewalks as being a success in other countries.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036520-bangkok’s-‘garbage-cages’-a-proven-success-aswin-insists/

 

Dog vs Cobra - who are you rooting for!?

 

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TNA showed a video - complete with all the bells and whistles of a Thai soap opera - of a fight between a cobra and a dog.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036521-dog-vs-cobra-who-are-you-rooting-for/

 

Britain's Hunterston B nuclear reactor to remain offline for safety checks - regulator

 

Wind turbines are seen behind Hunterston B Nuclear Power Station in West Kilbride, Scotland May 15, 2013. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/Files

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A nuclear reactor at EDF Energy's Hunterston B power plant in Scotland will remain offline for additional checks on cracks found in bricks in the reactor core, Britain's Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036531-britains-hunterston-b-nuclear-reactor-to-remain-offline-for-safety-checks-regulator/

 

U.S. Boy Scouts to change name in appeal to girls

 

The statue of a scout stands at the entrance to Boy Scouts of America headquarters in Irving, Texas, February 5, 2013. REUTERS/Tim Sharp/Files

 

(Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America will drop "boy" from the name of its signature programme for older youths as it seeks to widen its appeal to girls, the 108-year-old organisation said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036532-us-boy-scouts-to-change-name-in-appeal-to-girls/

 

Chearavanonts again top Forbes list as wealth soars for rich Thais

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand’s richest saw their collective wealth surge to more than US$162 billion, up one-third from the previous year, according to the Forbes Thailand Rich List 2018.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036533-chearavanonts-again-top-forbes-list-as-wealth-soars-for-rich-thais/

 

New student IQ test being developed, to launch in 2020

By The Nation

 

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The Mental Health Department is developing a new Intelligence Quotient (IQ) testing quiz for children aged 2-15 and will roll it out nationwide in late 2010.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036534-new-student-iq-test-being-developed-to-launch-in-2020/

 

The future's bright for fortune telling cabby - fined just 1000 baht

 

Sanook reported that the Department of Land Transport had spoken to the Bangkok cabby who had a sign in his vehicle advertising a fortune telling service.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1036503-what-does-the-future-hold-for-fortune-telling-taxi-driver-will-he-be-fined-or-let-go/?do=findComment&comment=12950344