Bus with 33 Chinese tourists on brink of falling into Phuket ravine

By The Nation

 

Picture Daily News

 

A bus carrying 33 Chinese tourists to a hotel in Phuket developed a brake malfunction and was on the brink of falling into a roadside ravine in Phuket’s Muang district late on Tuesday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042824-bus-with-33-chinese-tourists-on-brink-of-falling-into-phuket-ravine/

 

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Thailand welcomes Kim-Trump summit outcome

By The Nation

 

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (L) shakes hands with US President Donald Trump (R) during the US-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS

 

Thailand’s Foreign Ministry has welcomed Tuesday’s historic meeting between the US President Donald Trump and North Korea Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un as landmark towards the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042818-thailand-welcomes-success-of-trump-kim-summit/?do=findComment&comment=13072902

 

You're havin' a laugh! Police won't be able to take your licence next year!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The RTP are proposing that traffic police will not be able to seize motorists' licenses for the majority of traffic offences from next year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042827-youre-havin-a-laugh-police-wont-be-able-to-take-your-licence-next-year/

 

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Chinese tour bus crash on Kata hill

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A Chinese tour bus has collided with a pickup truck then ended up slamming through the roadside barriers before dangling precariously down the hill. 33 Chinese tourists have luckily escaped from serious injury.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042824-bus-with-33-chinese-tourists-on-brink-of-falling-into-phuket-ravine/?do=findComment&comment=13072986

 

DSI signs MOU to setup Ponzi Scheme Free Zone in Singhburi

 

FILE photo

 

SINGHBURI, 13th June 2018 (NNT) – The Department of Special Investigations (DSI) has initiated cooperation with Singhburi province to create a Ponzi Scheme Free Zone in an effort to combat the scam which has resulted in over 20 billion baht in financial damage. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042828-dsi-signs-mou-to-setup-ponzi-scheme-free-zone-in-singhburi/

 

Ten on one attack victim: Police know those responsible

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Police in Nakon Pathom have said that they know all the attackers of a young man who fought bravely in the street.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042829-ten-on-one-attack-victim-police-know-those-responsible/

 

Video: Teacher "Boy" praised for his amusing efforts in getting to school

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Netizens heaped praise on a Chiang Mai teacher who posted his experiences of getting to his remote school.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042831-video-teacher-boy-praised-for-his-amusing-efforts-in-getting-to-school/

 

Clean and ready for tourists! Bang Saen show how to clean up the trash

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Pictures posted by Thai Rath showed the before and after at popular resort Bang Saen in Chonburi.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042833-clean-and-ready-for-tourists-bang-saen-show-how-to-clean-up-the-trash/

 

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Brakes fail as runaway Phuket tour bus slams into ditch

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The bus ploughed into a parked pickup truck before plunging into a roadside ditch. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A tour bus carrying 33 Chinese tourists narrowly avoided slamming into a house before plunging into a roadside ditch at the bottom of Kata Hill last night (June 12).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042824-bus-with-33-chinese-tourists-on-brink-of-falling-into-phuket-ravine/?do=findComment&comment=13073164

 

A Bangkok Landmark bids farewell

By Pattarawadee Saengmanee 
The Nation

 

The architecture of the Dusit Thani Bangkok was inspired by Wat Arun’s prangs.

 

Located at the corner of Silom and Rama IV Roads, the Dusit Thani will soon be torn down to make way for a new development

 

ONCE THE leading – not to mention tallest – hotel in Thailand’s capital, the Dusit Thani Bangkok Hotel has always been a venue of choice among the Thai elite for fine dining, entertainment and wedding receptions. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042837-a-bangkok-landmark-bids-farewell/

 

Junta to meet politicians, but political activity ban to remain

By The Nation

 

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan

 

The junta is set to hold its first meeting with politicians at the end of this month, but parties would remain banned from staging election campaigns until the organic law related to the election of MPs “completes its process”, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042838-junta-to-meet-politicians-but-political-activity-ban-to-remain/

 

A true Pattaya Happy Ending - foul mouth granddad says sorry to cop!

 

Picture: Pattaya Eastern News

 

It all started on Sunday when Pattaya granddad Joseph, 77, from Canada threw a wobbly on his motorcycle.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042840-a-true-pattaya-happy-ending-foul-mouth-granddad-says-sorry-to-cop/

 

Six arrested in Phuket drug shakekdown

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Cherng Talay Police have arrested six suspects found with kratom and marijuana yesterday (June 12).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042843-six-arrested-in-phuket-drug-shakekdown/

 

90% of hotels on Koh Phi Phi found incapable of registration

By The Thaiger

 

 

Out of 104 hotels, only nine are capable of being properly registered. That’s the bottomline after a month of checking by Krabi officials.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042844-90-of-hotels-on-koh-phi-phi-found-incapable-of-registration/

 

Fruit and vegetable exports see robust growth over 4 months

 

 

Vietnam, 13th June 2018 (VOV) – Vietnam’s exports of fruit and vegetables jumped 29.1% to US$1.32 billion during the first four months of the year, according to preliminary statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042845-vietnam-fruit-and-vegetable-exports-see-robust-growth-over-4-months/

 

Hung King museum embodies Vietnam’s history

 

 

Vietnam, 13th June 2018 (VOV) –Part of the Hung Temple Historical Relic Complex, Hung King National Museum in Viet Tri city, boasts unique architecture and embodies Vietnam’s glorious history. The museum is a source of pride for Vietnamese people.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042846-hung-king-museum-embodies-vietnam’s-history/

 

Quan Ba, a heaven of clouds and mountains

 

 

Vietnam, 13th June 2018 (VOV) –Quan Ba, a scenic district in northern Ha Giang province of Vietnam is a gateway to the Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark. High rocks, small, deep valleys, winding roads, and unique local culture make Quan Ba a special tourist attraction.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042848-quan-ba-a-heaven-of-clouds-and-mountains/

 

Saudi-led coalition launches attack on Yemen's Hodeidah

By Mohammed Ghobari and Mohamed Mokhashef

 

A view of the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, Yemen May 10, 2017. REUTERS/Abduljabbar Zeyad/Files

 

ADEN (Reuters) - Troops backed by a Saudi-led coalition on Wednesday launched an assault on Yemen's main port city of Hodeidah, in the biggest battle of a three-year war between an alliance of Arab states and the Iran-aligned Houthis.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042851-saudi-led-coalition-launches-attack-on-yemens-hodeidah/

 

Republican Sanford loses in South Carolina after Trump urges his ouster

By John Whitesides

 

FILE PHOTO: Rep. Mark Sanford (R-SC) attends a picnic for members of Congress hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington September 17, 2014. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Mark Sanford, a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, lost a Republican congressional primary in South Carolina on Tuesday, after Trump urged voters to punish Sanford's disloyalty by tossing him from office.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042852-republican-sanford-loses-in-south-carolina-after-trump-urges-his-ouster/

 

Satun man killed while cleaning grenade

By The Nation

 

A man in Satun province was killed on Wednesday morning when a grenade he was cleaning exploded.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042853-satun-man-killed-while-cleaning-grenade/

 

North Korean state media hails Kim-Trump summit success

By Christine Kim

 

North Koreans watch the displayed local newspapers reporting the summit between the U.S. and North Korea at a subway station in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo taken by Kyodo June 13, 2018. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - The faces of U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were first and foremost on North Korea's official party newspaper on Wednesday as state media hailed Tuesday's historic summit between the two men.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042854-north-korean-state-media-hails-kim-trump-summit-success/

 

Bangkok among the cheapest cities for expats to relocate to, new study claims

 

FILE photo

 

Bangkok has been ranked among the cheapest cities in the world for expats to relocate to, according to a new study.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042858-bangkok-among-the-cheapest-cities-for-expats-to-relocate-to-new-study-claims/

 

Thai woman gets eye liner pencil jammed in her EYE when taxi hits pick up

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A woman in Bangkok had to be rushed to hospital after getting her eye liner pencil jammed in her eye when the taxi she was travelling in was involved in an accident.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042859-thai-woman-gets-eye-liner-pencil-jammed-in-her-eye-when-taxi-hits-pick-up/

 

Let Us Hire Foreigners, Short-Staffed Shop Owners Demand

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

An anonymous vendor holds a sign saying ‘Looking for a responsible Thai worker who doesn’t quit whenever they want. The government should find me one.’ Photo: Group of Entrepreneurs with Foreign Workers / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — Business owners say they are unable to find Thai employees to staff service jobs and are urging the government to relax its restrictions on foreign employees.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042860-let-us-hire-foreigners-short-staffed-shop-owners-demand/

 

Toyota Motor to invest $1 billion in ride-hailing firm Grab

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) has agreed to invest $1 billion in Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab as a lead investor in the company’s ongoing financing round, which was launched after it bought the regional business of Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL].

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/29155-2/29155/

Google to offer improved offline translations for 59 languages – including Thai

BY THE NATION 

 

 

Google is set to launch an update of offline translations for 59 languages, including Thai, with on-device artificial intelligence (AI) in order to provide better translations.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/google-offer-improved-offline-translations-59-languages-including-thai/29157/

Police chief to meet Interpol to secure return of fugitive monk in Germany

By Thai PBS

 

 

National police chief Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda has left for France in what is reported to be a new effort to seek help from the  Interpol to secure the extradition of former assistant abbot of Wat Sampanthawong in Bangkok, Phra Prommethi, from Germany.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042863-police-chief-to-meet-interpol-to-secure-return-of-fugitive-monk-in-germany/

 

Man arrested for attempted rape of foreign tourist in Chiang Mai

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A man who robbed and allegedly attempted to rape a Chinese tourist was apprehended at his house while he was having his head shaved before entering the monkhood.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042874-man-arrested-for-attempted-rape-of-foreign-tourist-in-chiang-mai/

 

Driver found dead at the back of his bus

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A Phuket-Pattalung  bus driver has been found dead in a parked bus at a gas station in Phuket Town today (June 13).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042877-driver-found-dead-at-the-back-of-his-bus-in-phuket/

 

Nearly 7,000 killed in Thai road accidents since the start of the year

 

 

More than 1,000 people are dying on the Thai roads every month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1042881-nearly-7000-killed-in-thai-road-accidents-since-the-start-of-the-year/