Darasamuth underpass to close for maintenance

Closed for scheduled maintenance.

By The Thaiger

 

  

The Phuket PR Office has announced that the Darasamuth Underpass (adjacent to Central Festival) will close from 9am to 3pm tomorrow (Thursday, June 7) while workers repair light bulbs. The announcement from the Phuket Highways Chief Somwang Lohanut.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041571-phuket-darasamuth-underpass-to-close-for-maintenance/

 

Defiant Don says row over wife’s shareholding won’t make him quit          

By The Nation

 

Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai: If I decided to resign, I wouldn’t attend the Cabinet meeting today.

 

Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai insisted yesterday that he would not step down, despite public pressure over his wife’s alleged misconduct on a shareholding which could threaten his ministerial position.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041575-defiant-don-says-row-over-wife’s-shareholding-won’t-make-him-quit/

 

QR code ticket-buying service to launch on two more airport bus routes

By The Nation

 

The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) will provide QR code ticket-buying services on two more airport bus routes following the success of test services on two routes this week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041579-qr-code-ticket-buying-service-to-launch-on-two-more-airport-bus-routes/

 

Koh Larn crisis: Study finds there are just too many tourists - visitors may soon have to pay to enter

 

 

A study by a leading university has said that Koh Larn is in crisis and its present infrastructure cannot cope with the amount of tourists currently visiting.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041580-koh-larn-crisis-study-finds-there-are-just-too-many-tourists-visitors-may-soon-have-to-pay-to-enter/

 

Video: Sisaket police show bikers with adapted exhausts what the locals have to tolerate

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A video revealed a novel and very Thai way to impress on bikers that their souped up vehicles are causing annoyance.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041582-video-sisaket-police-show-bikers-with-adapted-exhausts-what-the-locals-have-to-tolerate/

 

Owner of SUV abandoned on Bang Pakong bridge ‘committed suicide’

By The Nation

 

Police believe the woman who owned a SUV found on a Bang Pakong bridge early on Wednesday jumped into the Bang Pakong River in Chachoengsao.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041583-owner-of-suv-abandoned-on-bang-pakong-bridge-‘committed-suicide’/

 

Massage shop owner found murdered in Ratchaburi

By The Nation

 

FILE photo//Google maps

 

The owner of a traditional massage shop in Ratchaburi was found dead with her throat slit on Tuesday night, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041585-massage-shop-owner-found-murdered-in-ratchaburi/

 

PM promises action against illegal electronic and plastic waste storage

 

FILE photo

 

BANGKOK, 6th June 2018 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has confirmed his government has not been idle on the issue of illegal electronic and plastic waste imports and that he had ordered regular inspections. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041586-pm-promises-action-against-illegal-electronic-and-plastic-waste-storage/

 

Video: Dog shows his loyalty as he follows master's coffin to the temple

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A video tugged at the heartstrings of Thai netizens as it showed a loyal puppy chasing and following a pick-up truck carrying the body of its beloved master to a temple in Tha Chana district of Surat Thani.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041595-video-dog-shows-his-loyalty-as-he-follows-masters-coffin-to-the-temple/

 

Mayor furious as "abnormally well endowed guys" sully his patch

 

Pictures (2): Thai Rath

 

The allegedly gay guys pictured online cavorting naked in the Thai countryside have now been referred to as "abnormally big" in the Thai media.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041596-mayor-furious-as-abnormally-well-endowed-guys-sully-his-patch/

 

Toll fees on Kanchanaphisek ring road to rise from July 1st - higher costs from Chonburi

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Manager reported that toll fees on the southern section of Kanchanaphisek Road were to rise sharply by between 15 and 35 baht from July 1st.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041597-toll-fees-on-kanchanaphisek-ring-road-to-rise-from-july-1st-higher-costs-from-chonburi/

 

Prayuth Heads To UK, France To Talk Trade

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

Photo: Matichon

 

BANGKOK — The head of the ruling junta said Tuesday he will visit Europe later this month to discuss trade deals.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041599-prayuth-heads-to-uk-france-to-talk-trade/

 

Pineapple farmers to sell crops in PTT stations nationwide

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

PTT will allow pineapple growers to sell their crops in the compounds of PTT petrol stations around the country without any fee, a company vice president said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041601-pineapple-farmers-to-sell-crops-in-ptt-stations-nationwide/

 

Video: Ten wheel trucks speeding on the wrong side of the road - 2,000 baht fines and chicken excuse

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Footage from a tour bus in Kanchanaburi showed some of the clearest evidence yet why there is road carnage in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041602-video-ten-wheel-trucks-speeding-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-road-2000-baht-fines-and-chicken-excuse/

 

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Ordeal Ends For French Cop Accused Of Koh Tao Rape

By Carol Isoux, Contributor

 

Police question Yohann Michel Tounga Mbouka on April 9.

 

KOH TAO — A French cop accused of raping an 18-year-old Briton on Koh Tao was released Saturday from police custody and cleared to leave the country after nearly two months of investigation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041337-breaking-french-man-released-without-charge-after-allegations-of-rape-from-british-teen/?do=findComment&comment=13051173

 

Hmong workers intercepted in Prachuap are victims of human trafficking

 

Picture: Ban Muang

 

Ban Muang reported that police, military, immigration and Prachuap Khiri Khan authorities had intercepted 27 Hmong workers who had been smuggled over the border near the Singkhorn crossing.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041603-hmong-workers-intercepted-in-prachuap-are-victims-of-human-trafficking/

 

Police hunting for thief who snatched a restaurant TV

Brazen thief steals 42" TV from Thalang restaurant

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

 

Thalang Police were notified of a thief who snatched a television from ‘Jae Jeab’ restaurant on Thepkrasattri Road, 300 metres from the Heroines Monument last night (June 5).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041605-thalang-police-hunting-for-thief-who-snatched-a-restaurant-tv/

 

Video: Three cars in a row can't be bothered to wait for a legal U-turn

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Dashcam footage posted on Facebook provided yet further evidence of the appalling driving on Thailand's Roads - this time in the capital Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041608-video-three-cars-in-a-row-cant-be-bothered-to-wait-for-a-legal-u-turn/

 

Schooling in Thailand Expat Survey

 

 

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Phuket Governor visits Kamala locals after torrential rains

Flooding was up to four metres in parts of Kamala.

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

Heavy rains across Phuket yesterday (June 5) caused peak hour road flooding, congestion, landslides and mayhem.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041611-phuket-governor-visits-kamala-locals-after-torrential-rains/

 

Dengue concern rises in Northeast

By The Nation

 

 

Dengue fever has been diagnosed in four provinces in the Northeast this year, involving 488 people in total, the Office of Disease Prevention and Control in Nakhon Ratchasima reports.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041613-dengue-concern-rises-in-northeast/

 

Finance watchdog to investigate TSB over IT outage

Lawrence White

 

FILE PHOTO: Chief Executive of the TSB bank, Paul Pester, poses at the bank's Baker Street branch in London September 9, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Winning

 

LONDON (Reuters) - MPs on Wednesday criticised TSB boss Paul Pester for his handling of the bank’s ongoing IT problems and said the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was looking into the group’s response to the outage last month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041615-finance-watchdog-to-investigate-britains-tsb-bank-over-it-outage/

 

Most Thais Think Economy Bad, Getting Worse

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

Few shoppers Tuesday at the Or Tor Kor Market in Bangkok's Chatuchak district.

 

BANGKOK — A majority of the public thinks the economy is heading in the wrong direction as consumer confidence slipped slightly last month due to anxieties over rising costs and political uncertainty, according to survey data out Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041624-most-thais-think-economy-bad-getting-worse/

 

Devastated dad loses second child as son dies in Thai tragedy 12 years after teenage daughter's death

John Cairnie reveals his heartache about son Joe's passing and the bid to bring him home so he can be buried next to his sister Suzanne.

By Amanda Keenan

 

Devastated dad John Cairnie lost 15-year-old daughter Suzanne in 2006 and now his son Joe has been found dead in a hotel room in Bangkok (Image: Daily Record/Facebook)

 

A father who lost a teenage daughter in a tragic road accident has spoken of his family’s fresh heartbreak after his oldest son died suddenly on holiday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041626-brit-31-found-dead-in-bangkok-hotel-room/

 

Facebook confirms data sharing with Chinese companies

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said Tuesday it has data sharing partnerships with at least four Chinese companies including Huawei, the world’s third largest smartphone maker, which has come under scrutiny from U.S. intelligence agencies on security concerns.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/facebook-confirms-data-sharing-chinese-companies/29073/

Thailand, Laos, Australia mark Friendship Bridge anniversary

By The Nation

 

 

Australia’s ambassadors to Thailand and Laos joined Nong Khai Governor Ronachai Jitwiset on Wednesday in unveiling a sign commemorating the 24th anniversary of the First Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041628-thailand-laos-australia-mark-friendship-bridge-anniversary/

 

PM urges public to consider coal power plants

 

 

BANGKOK, 6th June 2018 (NNT) - Following power outages in the Northeast during the past week, the Prime Minister has ordered the Ministry of Energy to ensure that outages do not affect economic zones and urged the public to consider the possibility of coal power plants. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041631-pm-urges-public-to-consider-coal-power-plants/

 

Govt reiterates commitment to crackdown on human trafficking

 

 

BANGKOK, 6th June 2018 (NNT) - The government has marked Anti-Trafficking Day on June 5 by reiterating its commitment to a decisive crackdown on human trafficking activities. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041632-thai-govt-reiterates-commitment-to-crackdown-on-human-trafficking/

 

Joint raid targets call-centre scam in Penang

By Khanathit Srihirundaj 
The Nation

 

 

Thai police have joined their Malaysian counterparts to raid a house in the Malaysian state of Penang on Tuesday night to crack a call-centre scam gang.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041633-joint-malaysia-thai-raid-targets-call-centre-scam-in-penang/

 

Cabinet delays BEM Blue Line fare adjustment

 

 

BANGKOK, 6th June 2018 (NNT) - Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM) has been ordered by the Cabinet to hold off on adjusting fares on its Chalermrachamongkol or Blue Line. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041635-thai-cabinet-delays-bem-blue-line-fare-adjustment/