Two Indians arrested in Pattaya for demanding ransom from "naked man" in hotel room

 

Image: Thairath

 

Pattaya police have announced the arrest of two Indian nationals wanted for detaining, photographing and demanding money from a fellow Indian who is a journalist.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041211-indian-journalist-stripped-blackmailed-and-robbed-by-compatriots/?do=findComment&comment=13044182

 

More football betting arrests in lead up to World Cup

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Eight people were arrested yesterday following a raid on a three story premises in Bangkok being used as the HQ for online football betting.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041221-more-football-betting-arrests-in-lead-up-to-world-cup/

 

Video: Big Bike vs Pick-up: Pattaya highway race ends in gun drawn

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A video posted on Facebook showed a souped up pick-up stopped at the lights heading towards Central Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041222-video-big-bike-vs-pick-up-pattaya-highway-race-ends-in-gun-drawn/

 

"Drunk cop" tells Pattaya trader: "I'm special forces - wanna eat lead?"

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A man claiming to be a Bang Lamung special forces officer threatened another driver at a Pattaya condo.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041223-drunk-cop-tells-pattaya-trader-im-special-forces-wanna-eat-lead/

 

Poll: Bangkok public prefer "win" motorcycle taxis over "Grab bike", say Thai media

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook said that people who use motorcycle taxi services in Bangkok and its surrounding areas prefer the regular services of the jacketed riders (win) versus those of Grab Bike available through an app.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041226-poll-bangkok-public-prefer-win-motorcycle-taxis-over-grab-bike-say-thai-media/

 

Free yourselves from mafia, pope says in crime-infested suburb

By Philip Pullella

 

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis attends a meeting with faithful of the diocese of Rome at Saint John Lateran Basilica in Rome, Italy May 14, 2018. REUTERS/Tony Gentile/File Photo

 

ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday visited a once-tranquil seaside community outside Rome that has become a power centre of mafia violence and political corruption and urged residents to break away from the "moorings of fear".

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041227-free-yourselves-from-mafia-pope-says-in-crime-infested-suburb/

 

U.S. first lady Melania Trump to skip G7, North Korea summit

 

First lady Melania Trump participates in a celebration of military mothers and spouses at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's wife, Melania Trump, will skip this week's G7 summit in Quebec and does not plan to attend the planned June 12 summit in Singapore with North Korea, the White House said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041229-us-first-lady-melania-trump-to-skip-g7-north-korea-summit/

 

Wonderful news for the image of Pattaya - wallet containing 50,000 baht returned to Chinese guide

 

Picture: Sophon Cable

 

Sophon reported that there was great news for Pattaya at the weekend when the image of the resort received a boost with the returning of a wallet.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041230-wonderful-news-for-the-image-of-pattaya-wallet-containing-50000-baht-returned-to-chinese-guide/

 

Phuket light rail and Patong tunnel project update

The new roadway will also provide an evacuation route in a disaster situation, such as a tsunami.

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

The Phuket light-rail-project is now in the process of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) update while the Patong tunnel project is hunting for investors.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041231-phuket-light-rail-and-patong-tunnel-project-update/

 

‘Phuket City of Gastronomy’ festival underway

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

The Phuket City of Gastronomy event is back for the fourth year and being held this week in Phuket Town.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041233-‘phuket-city-of-gastronomy’-festival-underway/

 

Four Trang islands closed four months

By The Nation

 

FILE photo//Google maps

 

Four Trang islands have been closed to tourists for four months to allow time for their ecosystems to rehabilitate.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041234-four-trang-islands-closed-four-months/

 

Video: Chinese tourist stealing from Nonthaburi temple donation box had interesting MO

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A Chinese tourist caught stealing from a temple in Nonthaburi had a novel way to steal, said the cops.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041237-video-chinese-tourist-stealing-from-nonthaburi-temple-donation-box-had-interesting-mo/

 

17 year old motorbike driver dies in Paklok accident

The motorbike driver ended up many metres from the motorbike.

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

Thalang Police were notified of an accident on Saturday night (June 2) at 11.30pm near the  Heroines Monument – Paklok Road in front of Sitti Srisoonthorn Bamrong School (Baan Pak Cheed School) in Thalang.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041239-17-year-old-motorbike-driver-dies-in-paklok-accident/

 

Mother watches helplessly as her toddler drowns in Phitsanulok reservoir

By The Nation

 

FILE photo//Google maps

 

An 11-month-old boy has drowned after he slipped out of a duck-shaped rubber ring while swimming with his mother in a reservoir popular with tourists in Phitsanulok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041241-mother-watches-helplessly-as-her-toddler-drowns-in-phitsanulok-reservoir/

 

BMA instructs officials to prevent vendors from setting up stalls in disputed Prawet area

 

BANGKOK, 4th June 2018, (NNT) - A Deputy Bangkok Governor has visited the Seri Villa project in Pravet district of the capital, where the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) recently closed down five markets being operated illegally, to prevent unauthorized use of public space by the sales venue. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041244-bma-instructs-officials-to-prevent-vendors-from-setting-up-stalls-in-disputed-prawet-area/

 

Ubonrat dam doubles water release ahead of monsoon season

By The Nation

 

FILE photo//Wikipedia

 

The Ubonrat Dam in Khon Kaen doubled its water release on Monday to free the reservoir's capacity ahead of the upcoming monsoons.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041245-ubonrat-dam-doubles-water-release-ahead-of-monsoon-season/

 

Father, son injured when pickup crashes through house

By The Nation

 

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A father and son were rudely awoken by an unexpected guest early on Monday … a pickup truck that crashed through the wall of their house in Nong Bua Lamphu province.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041246-father-son-injured-when-pickup-crashes-through-house/

 

Nigerian police invite Senate president for questioning over armed robberies

By Camillus Eboh and Alexis Akwagyiram

 

Nigeria's Senate President Bukola Saraki speaks during an interview with Reuters in Abuja, Nigeria May 8, 2018. REUTERS/Paul Carsten

 

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian police said on Sunday the president of the upper house of parliament had been invited for questioning over allegations that he financed a criminal gang that carried out a spate of armed robberies and killed 33 people including pregnant women.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041248-nigerian-police-invite-senate-president-for-questioning-over-armed-robberies/

 

Harsh weather anticipated across the nation this week

 

FILE photo

 

KHON KAEN, 4th June 2018 (NNT) – All parts of Thailand will see heavy rains this week with the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) ordering its offices to prepare accordingly, especially in light of a typhoon warning from the Meteorological Department in effect for both the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041250-harsh-weather-anticipated-across-thailand-this-week/

 

U.S. urges China to come clean on Tiananmen anniversary

 

A paramilitary policeman keeps watch underneath the portrait of former Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, China June 4, 2018. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States urges China to make a full public account of those killed, detained or who went missing during a crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041253-us-urges-china-to-come-clean-on-tiananmen-anniversary/

 

Hua Hin Marriott Resort & Spa Donates Hundreds of Helmets to Local Kids in Third Annual Road Safety Event

 

 

Hua Hin, Thailand,- Hua Hin Marriott Resort & Spa is teaming up with several leading hotels and resorts in Hua Hin teach Thai schoolchildren about the importance of motorcycle safety – and specifically, wearing a helmet.

 

Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041260-hua-hin-marriott-resort-spa-donates-hundreds-of-helmets-to-local-kids-in-third-annual-road-safety-event/

 

More suspects likely in fatal Chanthaburi gang-rape

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

Police in Chanthaburi are poised to arrest two more suspects in the May 26 abduction and gang-rape of a 21-year-old woman who was then left for dead.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041261-more-suspects-likely-in-fatal-chanthaburi-gang-rape/

 

ACMECS to be hosted in Thailand June 14-16

 

 

BANGKOK, 4th June 2018 (NNT) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the third Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) will open officially on June 15. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041263-acmecs-to-be-hosted-in-thailand-june-14-16/

 

Anti-nuke Nobel winner ICAN offer to pay Trump-Kim summit

By Jack Kim and Fathin Ungku

 

FILE PHOTO: A view of the Fullerton Hotel in Singapore May 24, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Nobel Prize winning anti-nuclear campaign group ICAN has offered to pay for the cost of the historic summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, including the hotel bill for the impoverished state's leader.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041264-anti-nuke-nobel-winner-ican-offer-to-pay-trump-kim-summit/

 

Govt: Justice Yet To Run Course On Foreign Minister

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Foreign Affairs Minister Don Pramudwinai, right, gestures to reporters May 12, 2016, during a joint news conference with US ambassador Glyn Davies.

 

BANGKOK — A government spokesman said Monday that Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai would keep his post despite the Election Commission ruling his wife had breached transparency laws.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041266-govt-justice-yet-to-run-course-on-foreign-minister/

 

Hat Yai man claims innocence in wealthy ex-wife’s murder

By Santiparp Ramasut 
The Nation

 

 

The ex-husband of a woman whose incinerated remains were discovered in Hat Yai on June 1 is insisting he’s innocent.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041267-hat-yai-man-claims-innocence-in-wealthy-ex-wife’s-murder/

 

Phuket taxi driver flees scene after going off-road, hitting power pole

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The Fortuner taxi came to rest after hitting a power pole. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police are looking for the driver of a white Fortuner registered as a Phuket taxi that ended up buried in undergrowth in a field in Thalang this morning (June 4) after the vehicle wiped out a roadside sign and came to rest after hitting a power pole.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041270-phuket-taxi-driver-flees-scene-after-going-off-road-hitting-power-pole/

 

Software and stealth: how carmakers hike spare parts prices

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/File Photo

 

LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) – Carmakers including Renault, Jaguar Land Rover and Peugeot have boosted revenues by over $1 billion in the past decade by using sophisticated pricing software, according to sales presentations prepared by the software vendor, Accenture, and other documents filed in a court case.

 

Full story:  https://tech.thaivisa.com/software-stealth-carmakers-hike-spare-parts-prices/29038/

Trial of 30-million baht lottery scam case begins

By Thai PBS

 

 

The court proceeding of Thailand’s most-publicized lottery scam has finally begun. The Kanchanaburi Provincial Court held the first hearing of the long-delayed 30-million baht lottery scam on Monday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041271-trial-of-30-million-baht-lottery-scam-case-begins/

 

City Hall Continues ‘Canceled’ River Boardwalk Plan

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

Photo: Thangaraj Kumaravel / Flickr

 

BANGKOK — City Hall is pushing for construction of concrete walkways along the Chao Phraya River even though the government dropped the controversial idea, opponents of the project said Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041283-city-hall-continues-‘canceled’-river-boardwalk-plan/