Doctor's warning! Watch out for poisonous mushrooms as rainy season comes

 

Picture: Sanook

 

The Thai public have been warned about consuming toxic mushrooms after a man died in an Amnat Charoen hospital.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040362-doctors-warning-watch-out-for-poisonous-mushrooms-as-rainy-season-comes/

 

Is it a Van Gogh? fingers crossed

By PHATARAWADEE PHATARANAWIK 
THE NATION

 

Thai singer Haruthai “Au” Muangbunsri shows her painting, “Tree in Winter”, which she believes is a Van Gogh masterpiece, at the Science and Technology Ministry yesterday.

 

IS THE landscape painting that singer Haruthai “Au” Muangbunsri bought at a Bangkok antique shop really a long-lost Van Gogh?

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040363-is-it-a-van-gogh-fingers-crossed/

 

Security stepped up in Yala following warning of motorcycle bomb attacks

By The Nation

 

FILE photo//Google maps

 

Troops and police increased security in Yala downtown on Monday night following a warning by intelligence agencies that insurgents may attempt bomb attacks after 13 motorcycles were stolen.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040364-security-stepped-up-in-yala-following-warning-of-motorcycle-bomb-attacks/

 

More coral reefs damaged by mass bleaching

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation

 

File photo: Coral reef bleaching in Rayong.

 

More coral reefs in Thailand’s seas are suffering from mass bleaching as the result of continuous warm seawater.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040365-more-coral-reefs-in-thailand-damaged-by-mass-bleaching/

 

Public support sought for diabetic mother with three young children

By The Nation

 

A local administration and hospital have stepped in to help a diabetic single mother who is struggling to care for three sons – one who is disabled and bed-ridden, a newborn with eye problems and a five-year-old in school in Surin.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040367-surin-public-support-sought-for-diabetic-mother-with-three-young-children/

 

Businesses turn up heat on Mexican government over crime surge

By Anthony Esposito and Sharay Angulo

 

Police officers guard the entrance of the Coca-Cola FEMSA distribution plant after it closes down due to the issues of security and violence during the campaign rally of Independent presidential candidate Margarita Zavala (unseen) in Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero state, Mexico April 3, 2018. REUTERS/Ginnette Riquelme/Files

 

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican business leaders called out the government on Monday over a recent wave of criminal activity that has terrorized large swaths of Latin America's second-largest economy and led some prominent firms to cut back operations.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040368-businesses-turn-up-heat-on-mexican-government-over-crime-surge/

 

White House says Trump and Abe agree to meet before expected U.S.-North Korea summit

 

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands as they hold a joint press conference at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 18, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe discussed North Korea by phone on Monday and confirmed they would meet before an expected U.S.-North Korea summit, the White House said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040370-white-house-says-trump-and-abe-agree-to-meet-before-expected-us-north-korea-summit/

 

Colombia heads for divisive runoff with peace deal at stake

By Helen Murphy and Daniel Flynn

 

A combination picture shows Colombian presidential candidate Ivan Duque and Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro take part in a presidential debate at El Tiempo newspaper in Bogota, Colombia, May 24, 2018. Picture taken May 24, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Romero

 

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia headed for its most divisive presidential race in decades after right-winger Ivan Duque won Sunday's first-round vote, triggering a runoff with leftist Gustavo Petro that could upset a historic peace deal or see a reversal in business-friendly policies.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040371-colombia-heads-for-divisive-runoff-with-peace-deal-at-stake/

 

Why the English Fry Up is so symbolic of the Western Expat in Pattaya

By Dan Cheeseman 

 

 

Now this blog runs a very real risk of turning into a series of rambles, you see when you mention Pattaya this is often what happens. It is one of those areas that truly defines a love-hate relationship and there are reasons for this.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040373-why-the-english-fry-up-is-so-symbolic-of-the-western-expat-in-pattaya/

 

Looking for new way to donate during Ramadan? London mosque now accepts bitcoin

Reuters Staff

 

A Bitcoin (virtual currency) coin is seen in an illustration picture taken at La Maison du Bitcoin in Paris, France, June 23, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Illustration

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Looking for a new way to give money to charity as part of Ramadan? A mosque in Britain’s capital is willing to receive your donation - in bitcoin.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040374-looking-for-new-way-to-donate-during-ramadan-london-mosque-now-accepts-bitcoin/

 

Chairman Mao stunt backfires at blockchain conference in China

Reuters Staff

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - A publicity stunt featuring a Mao Zedong lookalike at a conference on blockchain in China on Monday sparked an uproar on social media, with some users saying the “shameful” disrespect to the founding leader could hurt the industry’s image.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040376-chairman-mao-stunt-backfires-at-blockchain-conference-in-china/

 

Former North Korea spy chief heads to United States for talks: Yonhap

 

Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Closing ceremony - Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium - Pyeongchang, South Korea - February 25, 2018 - Kim Yong Chol, vice chairman of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party Central Committee, watches the closing ceremony. REUTERS/Patrick Semansky/Pool/Files

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - Former North Korea spy chief and senior official Kim Yong Chol is headed to the United States after stopping over in Beijing, presumably for talks with U.S. officials regarding a possible summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040378-former-north-korea-spy-chief-heads-to-united-states-for-talks-yonhap/

 

British woman suffered stroke after spending 14 hours on cramped bus in Thailand

 

She is now running a 5k in Edinburgh to raise cash for Stroke Association charity// The Scottis Sun

 

A British woman was left paralysed after a suffering stroke while sitting on a cramped bus for 14 hours in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040379-british-woman-suffered-stroke-after-spending-14-hours-on-cramped-bus-in-thailand/

 

Pattaya ladyboys fined over five-year-old flasher video

By The Nation

 

Pictures (2): Komchadluek

 

A risqué video taken five years ago that suddenly began circulating online has landed three Pattaya transsexuals in trouble with the police.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040382-pattaya-ladyboys-fined-over-five-year-old-flasher-video/

 

Air Asia poised to launch new routes in Khon Kaen and Hua Hin

 

Pictures (2): Manager onlone

 

Air Asia - buoyed by better than expected passenger figures on Khon Kaen routes could soon announce new services out of the north eastern Thai city.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040384-air-asia-poised-to-launch-new-routes-in-khon-kaen-and-hua-hin/

 

Jealous husband shoots wife then self in apparent murder suicide in Singburi

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported an apparent murder suicide in a house in Wiharn Khao sub-district of Singburi.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040387-jealous-husband-shoots-wife-then-self-in-apparent-murder-suicide-in-singburi/

 

Video: Ladyboys in Walking Street punch-up

 

video screenshot

 

Footage uploaded to YouTube showed the latest street fight from Pattaya.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040388-video-ladyboys-in-walking-street-punch-up/

 

Illegal hostel crackdown in Krabi

More than 500 rooms have been closed down

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

Administrative officers, soldiers, police and land officers in Krabi have conducted another raid in efforts to crackdown on illegal hotels and hostels.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040390-illegal-hostel-crackdown-in-krabi/

 

Kalasin doctor recovered from river after apparent suicide

By The Nation

 

The body of a Kalasin physician who is believed to have jumped from a bridge to his death in the Chi River on Sunday night was recovered downstream on Tuesday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040391-kalasin-doctor-recovered-from-river-after-apparent-suicide/

 

Facebook users worldwide being asked to review privacy settings

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski

 

Facebook is in the process of telling users to update their privacy settings and review what information they share on their profiles.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/28960-2/28960/

FRAUD ALERT: Chrome users warned of fake ‘free movie’ links

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Users of Google Chrome beware the lure of free movie links that are currently spamming the Chrome Web Store.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/fraud-alert-chrome-users-warned-fake-free-movie-links/28962/

The FBI’s advice to stay safe from Russian malware? Turn your router on and off

BY REUTERS 

 

REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration

 

FBI warns Russians hacked hundreds of thousands of routers

 

Reuters) – The FBI warned on Friday that Russian computer hackers had compromised hundreds of thousands of home and office routers and could collect user information or shut down network traffic.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/fbis-advice-stay-safe-russian-malware-turn-router-off/28966/

Phuket student injured as tour bus hits motorbike in residential sidestreet

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Police and rescue workers render assistance at the scene. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A 14-year-old student has escaped serious injury after the motorbike he was riding was struck by a tour bus in a small street in Chalong this morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040403-phuket-student-injured-as-tour-bus-hits-motorbike-in-residential-sidestreet/

 

Dinocop Rides His Way Into Hearts Of Nakhon Nayok

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

 

NAKHON NAYOK — Morning back-to-school traffic may not have mattered to motorists, parents and students at a busy school intersection Monday morning, thanks to a traffic cop riding a dinosaur.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040404-dinocop-rides-his-way-into-hearts-of-nakhon-nayok/

 

Calling For New Charter Is Totally Fine: Election Official

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Future Forward Party Founding members Thanatorn Juangroongruangkit, center right, and Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, center left, at Sunday party meeting. Photo: Matichon

 

BANGKOK — There is nothing wrong with campaigning on a pledge to rewrite the constitution, the head of the Election Commission said Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040407-calling-for-new-charter-is-totally-fine-election-official/

 

Deputy PM Somkit speaks of Thailand's potential in the food industry

 

FILE photo

 

BANGKOK, 29th May 2018 (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has chaired the opening of ThaiFEX-World of Food Asia 2018 at IMPACT, Muang Thong Thani, where he spoke of the country's potential as a global leader in the food industry. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040412-deputy-pm-somkit-speaks-of-thailands-potential-in-the-food-industry/

 

BMA aims to clear capital of tangled communications cables by 2021

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Governor Aswin Kwanmuang on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious plan to make the capital free of tangled communications wires by 2021.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040413-bma-aims-to-clear-capital-of-tangled-communications-cables-by-2021/

 

Phra Dhammasutee named acting monastic chief of Bangkok

By The Nation

 

Phra Dhammasutee

 

The abbot of Hua Lamphong Temple, Phra Dhammasutee (Narin Narintho), has been named acting monastic chief of Bangkok.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040423-phra-dhammasutee-named-acting-monastic-chief-of-bangkok/

 

BMA to select 150 sois for promotion as community parks

By The Nation

 

 

File photo

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will select 150 sois across all 50 districts in the capital for promoting as community parks, BMA Governor Aswin Kwanmuang said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040425-bma-to-select-150-sois-for-promotion-as-community-parks/

 

Bus driver and assistant arrested, 257 protected birds seized in Narathiwat

By The Nation

 

 

Narathiwat police arrested a bus driver and his assistant early Tuesday for allegedly smuggling 257 protected birds from Koh Samui in Surat Thani to Sungai Kolok.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040426-bus-driver-and-assistant-arrested-257-protected-birds-seized-in-narathiwat/