Four Muslim villagers massacred while mining for gold

By The Nation

 

 

Four Muslim villagers were massacred while mining for gold at a canal in Narathiwat’s Sukhirin district on Thursday, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041908-narathiwat-four-muslim-villagers-massacred-while-mining-for-gold/

 

AIS’ Next G service ready for all Android phones

BY THE NATION 

 

 

ADVANCED Info Services (AIS) yesterday opened up its AIS Next G service to run on all makes of Android smartphones after launching the service on some Samsung models in August last year.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/ais-next-g-service-ready-android-phones-2/29094/

A husband never forgot his unfaithful wife - axes her to death as she swings in a hammock

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A husband in Chumpon told police that he was still bitter ten years after his wife left him for another man.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041911-a-husband-never-forgot-his-unfaithful-wife-axes-her-to-death-as-she-swings-in-a-hammock/

 

Woman hangs self after making group video call to say goodbye

By The Nation

 

A woman made a video call to her Line group of friends to say goodbye and then hanged herself at her Bangkok rented room early on Friday, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041912-woman-hangs-self-after-making-group-video-call-to-say-goodbye/

 

Canada clears major hurdle in legalizing recreational marijuana

 

Canada's Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor listens to a question during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada November 21, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

 

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Senate on Thursday voted to legalize recreational marijuana, clearing a major hurdle that puts the country on track to become the first Group of Seven nation to permit national use of the drug.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041914-canada-clears-major-hurdle-in-legalizing-recreational-marijuana/

 

Man, 61, kills himself in circular saw accident in Nakorn Sawan

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Police, medics and rescue teams rushed to a motorcycle tire repair shop at 5.30 am on Wednesday after reports that a man had had an accident with a circular saw.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041915-man-61-kills-himself-in-circular-saw-accident-in-nakorn-sawan/

 

Canada's Quebec halts crypto mining projects, may raise fees

Allison Lampert

 

FILE PHOTO: A worker checks the fans on miners, at the cryptocurrency farming operation, Bitfarms, in Farnham, Quebec, Canada, February 2, 2018. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo

 

MONTREAL (Reuters) - Canada’s Quebec province said on Thursday it has halted approvals for new digital currency mining projects to give it time to consider restrictions on their operations and raising the rates they pay for power.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041917-canadas-quebec-halts-crypto-mining-projects-may-raise-fees/

 

China's Huobi Group to invest $100 million in new public blockchain

Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss

 

Hard disks are pictured inside a server room at a company in Bangkok, Thailand, April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - China’s Huobi Group, a global financial services provider, announced on Wednesday it is investing $100 million, or 20 million of its tokens, to build a public blockchain.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041918-chinas-huobi-group-to-invest-100-million-in-new-public-blockchain/

 

Rayong motorcyclist killed, girlfriend injured in police chase

By The Nation

 

Source: Internet

 

A motorcyclist was killed and his girlfriend injured when he crashed into a concrete kilometre marker while speeding against the traffic flow in an effort to elude police chase early on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041919-rayong-motorcyclist-killed-girlfriend-injured-in-police-chase/

 

Pattaya police round up ladyboys and another thief in two theft cases

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Pattaya station chief Pol Col Apichai Krobpetch announced the arrest of three people in two theft cases from tourists at the resort.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041920-pattaya-police-round-up-ladyboys-and-another-thief-in-two-theft-cases/

 

Girl, 5, loses arm when sweater gets stuck in motorcycle wheel

By The Nation

 

File photo//Google maps

 

A five-year-old girl in Surin lost her left arm when her sweater got entangled in the back wheel of a motorcycle driven by her mother on Thursday evening.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041921-surin-girl-5-loses-arm-when-sweater-gets-stuck-in-motorcycle-wheel/

 

Route 7: Pattaya to Maptaphut 75% complete will open next year, official

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

The chief of the highways department has assured the public that the Route 7 Pattaya to Maptaphut section of the Bangkok to Ban Chang road will be ready by next year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041922-route-7-pattaya-to-maptaphut-75-complete-will-open-next-year-official/

 

Thailand Says It May Skirt Global Monetary Tightening Until 2019

By Suttinee Yuvejwattana and Sunil Jagtiani

 

>> Finance Ministry official sees rate on hold at 1.5% this year

>> A rate increase is possible next year, but it won’t be steep

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041923-thailand-says-it-may-skirt-global-monetary-tightening-until-2019/

 

Knife murder in Bangkok - man in custody after concert violence

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A 20 year old man is in custody after a 16 year old boy was knifed to death following a concert in the early hours of this morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041927-knife-murder-in-bangkok-man-in-custody-after-concert-violence/

 

Police aim to visit 3,900 members of ‘organic marijuana’ Facebook page

By The Nation

 

 

Police vowed on Thursday to trace and take legal actions against over 3,900 members of a closed Facebook group that encourages members to grow so-called “organic marijuana”.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041931-thai-police-aim-to-visit-3900-members-of-‘organic-marijuana’-facebook-page/

 

Myanmar Times’ former chief editor nabbed on drug charges

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Australian co-founder and former chief editor of Yangon-based Myanmar Times newspaper Ross Dunkley was arrested by police at his apartment in Bahan township early Thursday morning allegedly in possession of a large amount of mehamphitamine tablets and crystal meth, according to a report in The Irrawaddy Online on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041932-myanmar-times’-former-chief-editor-nabbed-on-drug-charges/

 

EC predicts 80% voter turnout at next election

 

FILE photo

 

BANGKOK, 8th June 2018 (NNT) – The Election Commission of Thailand expects to see a surge in voter turnout at the next general election. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041933-ec-predicts-80-voter-turnout-at-next-election/

 

Government to double sales of Thai products via its online marketplace

By Thai PBS

 

 

The government says it will boost selling of Thai products through its official e-commerce channel,  Thaitrade.com, to 10 billion baht next year from 5 billion this year.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041935-government-to-double-sales-of-thai-products-via-its-online-marketplace/

 

Employers warned about forced overtime

By The Nation

 

The director general of the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare has warned employers demanding overtime without staff consent or extra pay they could be jailed for six months and fined Bt100,000.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041938-employers-warned-about-forced-overtime/

 

UPDATE:

 

Old Brit Confesses To Killing Rayong Girl – Fell Asleep

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

Rescue workers Thursday attend the scene of accident outside Rayong city.

 

RAYONG — An elderly Briton said Friday he fell asleep behind the wheel when he caused the death of a 10-year-old girl in a car crash.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041780-old-brit-accused-of-driving-drunk-killing-rayong-girl/?do=findComment&comment=13057941

 

Phang Nga Brand trade fair being held at Jungceylon

“Phang Nga is becoming one of Thailand's most popular international tourism destinations."

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

A ‘Best of Phang Nga’ fair is being held from June 7 -11 at Jungceylon Phuket with more than 35 stalls.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041940-phang-nga-brand-trade-fair-being-held-at-jungceylon/

 

Korat woman stabbed to death in bed

By The Nation

 

A burglar is suspected of stabbing a woman to death in her bed in Nakhon Ratchasima early Friday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041941-korat-woman-stabbed-to-death-in-bed/

 

Facebook admits bug resulted in the private posts of 14 MILLION being made public

BY STAFF WRITER

 

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo

 

Facebook has admitted that a software glitch resulted in the private posts of million of users being made public.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/facebook-admits-bug-resulted-private-posts-14-million-made-public/29096/

New Phuket ferries to include large passenger boat, space for vehicles

The Phuket News

 

Marine Department Deputy Chief Nat Japjai explained the ferry routes to potential bidders at the Cape Panwa Hotel in Phuket on Tuesday (June 5). Photo: Marine Dept

 

PHUKET: The Marine Department will open bids for six ferry routes next Friday (June 15) under the “Andaman Ring” project linking Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi to promote tourism. The new routes open to bids include providing a large passenger ferry operating from the Phuket Deep Sea Port and a new ferry to carry passengers and vehicles operating from Ao Por.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041943-new-phuket-ferries-to-include-large-passenger-boat-space-for-vehicles/

 

Woman falls to death from Bangkok condo

By The Nation 

 

A woman fell to her death from the 23rd floor of a Bangkok condominium on Friday morning, in what believed to have been a suicide.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041945-woman-falls-to-death-from-bangkok-condo/

 

4th mobile cabinet meeting set for June 11-12 in Nakhon Sawan

By Thai PBS

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his cabinet members will make an inspection trip to the lower Central provinces of Nakhon Sawan, Kamphaeng Phet, Phichit and Uthai Thani on June 11-12 and hold this year’s 4th mobile cabinet in Nakhon Sawan on June 12.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041954-4th-mobile-cabinet-meeting-set-for-june-11-12-in-nakhon-sawan/

 

PM confirms no rice planting ban in place

 

 

BANGKOK, 8th June 2018 (NNT) -The Prime Minister has confirmed that no farmer has been forbidden from growing rice, while the government aims to align supply with market demands to curb oversupply and price depreciation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041956-pm-prayut-confirms-no-rice-planting-ban-in-place/

 

Kim Jong Un impersonator says detained for hours at Singapore airport

 

Howard, an Australian-Chinese impersonating North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, strolls down Jubilee Bridge in Singapore May 27, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An Australian comedian known for impersonating North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he was detained by Singapore's authorities on Friday and questioned about his political views.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041957-kim-jong-un-impersonator-says-detained-for-hours-at-singapore-airport/

 

Rewards offered for World Cup gambling tip-offs in Phuket

The Phuket News

 

Ministry of Interior posters campaigning against gambling during the upcoming FIFA World Cup. Images: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong has called on people across the island to report any gambling during the upcoming FIFA World Cup, with informants standing to receive “incentives’ of half the fines levied on those found guilty.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041959-rewards-offered-for-world-cup-gambling-tip-offs-in-phuket/

 

Consumers sue AIS, DTAC, True for rounding up minutes

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

Photo: Jorge Gonzalez / Flickr

 

BANGKOK — The nation’s No. 1 telecom said Thursday that it has complied with all regulations in response to a class-action lawsuit filed against the top three mobile network operators for overcharging customers.

 

Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1041963-consumers-sue-ais-dtac-true-for-rounding-up-minutes/