Three men surrender for Chinese tourist attack in Phuket

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Chinese tourists Lin Jaiwei and Lyu Jinlin are attacked as they leave the Nonthasak Marine Departure Port. Screengrab

 

PHUKET: Three men have surrendered to police after a video showing them attack two Chinese tourists at a Phuket port was widely shared on social media yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043043-three-men-surrender-for-chinese-tourist-attack-in-phuket/

 

Bangkok police hunt four ‘free running’ YouTube posters

By The Nation

 

 

Bangkok police have launched a manhunt for four young men who filmed themselves performing a ‘free-running’ show by jumping and running on the hoods of vehicles stuck in Bangkok traffic.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043045-bangkok-police-hunt-four-‘free-running’-youtube-posters/

 

Phichit students modernise Wai Khru ritual in tribute to World Cup

By The Nation

 

 

Creativity was let loose by the students of Phichit Polytechnic College on Thursday as they showed off their passion for contemporary trends, including the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2018, in the designs of flower trays for the “Wai Khru” ritual.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043046-phichit-students-modernise-wai-khru-ritual-in-tribute-to-world-cup/

 

MRTA to allow free travel for welfare card, distribute universal Spider cards

 

 

BANGKOK, 14th June 2018 (NNT) - The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) will begin offering free subway travel for state welfare cardholders next month, while distributing Spider cards later this month. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043050-mrta-to-allow-free-travel-for-welfare-card-distribute-universal-spider-cards/

 

Bangkok prepares flood countermeasures for rainy season

 

 

BANGKOK, 14th June 2018 (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has reported that flood counter measures, such as dredging canals and installing water pumps, are 70% complete. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043052-bangkok-prepares-flood-countermeasures-for-rainy-season/

 

Chiang Mai man found dead in car

By The Nation

 

A man was found dead in his own car that was covered near his house in Chiang Mai's Muang district on Thursday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043053-chiang-mai-man-found-dead-in-car/

 

Sleepless In Asoke? Curl Up At Bangkok’s 1st Nap Lounge

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

 

BANGKOK — Late nights? Red-eye flight? Suffering a creative block or merciless traffic at Asoke intersection? Sometimes it’s best to catch some sleep before getting on with life.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043057-sleepless-in-asoke-curl-up-at-bangkok’s-1st-nap-lounge/

 

Thai Airways to end its Samui flights this September

By The Thaiger

 

PHOTO: planespotters.net

 

Thai Airways is scrapping its Bangkok-Samui flights from September this year. The airline’s been flying Bangkok to Samui, return, twice a day in a Boeing 737 carrying up to 149 passengers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1040990-thai-airways-to-end-its-samui-flights-this-september/

 

Pro-election group calls for cancellation of ‘national strategy’

By Thai PBS

 

 

Several members of an activist group campaigning for an early election gathered at the Parliament today to call on the National Legislative Assembly to cancel the deliberation of the 20-year national strategy draft scheduled for Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043062-pro-election-group-calls-for-cancellation-of-‘national-strategy’/

 

Navy, Marine Corps begin this year’s CARAT drills in Thailand

By CAITLIN DOORNBOS | STARS AND STRIPES

 

The Navy and Marine Corps have kicked off a series of bilateral exercises aimed at strengthening professional skills and building friendships with several Southeast Asian nations.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043065-navy-marine-corps-begin-this-year’s-carat-drills-in-thailand/

 

Video: The parent's grief: Family receives body of second child victim of balcony fall

 

 

A Thai mother and Swiss father were shown on Thai TV receiving the dead body of their daughter Chanida Borel, aged 7.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043071-video-the-parents-grief-family-receives-body-of-second-child-victim-of-balcony-fall/

 

Tadpoles Reaching 400 baht a Kilo at Markets

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Villagers in Doi Saket are earning an extra cash from selling tadpoles, a delicacy that appears in periods of heavy rain.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043076-tadpoles-reaching-400-baht-a-kilo-at-markets/

 

Chiang Mai Zoo Sharks Predict Saudi Arabia as First Match Winner

by CityNews

 

 

 

CityNews – Chiang Mai Zoo Aquarium joins World Cup fever by predicting the first match winner using sharks!

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043081-chiang-mai-zoo-sharks-predict-saudi-arabia-as-first-match-winner/

 

Police arrested four ‘free running’ posters

By The Nation

 

 

Police on Thursday afternoon apprehended four young men who had filmed themselves performing a “free-running” show by jumping and running on the hoods of vehicles stuck in Bangkok traffic.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043045-bangkok-police-hunt-four-‘free-running’-youtube-posters/?do=findComment&comment=13078081

 

260,000 tonnes of electronic and plastic trash imported in 5 months 

 

 

About 260,000 tonnes of trash, including 52,200 tonnes of electronic trash, were imported into Thailand during the January-May period this year compared to 116,000 tonnes imported for the whole of last year, said Customs Department spokesman Mr Chaiyuth Khamkhun.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043082-260000-tonnes-of-electronic-and-plastic-trash-imported-in-5-months/

 

Stolen in Bangkok - found in Ho Chi Minh - woman's iPhone woes continue

 

 

A woman who went online in an appeal to get her iPhone back after it was stolen from her at a Lat Prao department store now has to face the fact of never seeing it again. 

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043083-stolen-in-bangkok-found-in-ho-chi-minh-womans-iphone-woes-continue/

 

Video: Old motorcyclist survives - but car driver is not so lucky

 

 

Dash cam footage from Phitsanuloke on Thursday morning showed the moment a motorcycle ridden by a 68 year old woman cut in front of a Toyota Corolla driven by a 24 year old man. 

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043084-video-old-motorcyclist-survives-but-car-driver-is-not-so-lucky/

 

Jonathan King used fame to lure young boys into Daimler before sexually abusing them, court hears

By Telegraph Reporters 

 

Jonathan King, pictured arriving at court on Wednesday, allegedly exploited his position in the record industry CREDIT: RICK FINDLER /PA

 

Jonathan King, the former music mogul, used his fame to sexually assault teenage boys after showering them with gifts or promising sex with girls their own age, a court has heard.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043085-jonathan-king-used-fame-to-lure-young-boys-into-daimler-before-sexually-abusing-them-court-hears/

 

The Batman director seemingly gives strongest hint yet that Ben Affleck is out as Dark Knight

BY RIANNE HOUGHTON

 

Image: WARNER BROS.

 

In news that probably won't surprise you, it seems as though Ben Affleck is now all but out of the upcoming Batman movie.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043086-the-batman-director-seemingly-gives-strongest-hint-yet-that-ben-affleck-is-out-as-dark-knight/

 

Anthony Bourdain Cremated One Week After Suicide

by MIKE VULPO

 

 

Anthony Bourdain has been cremated less than a week after the celebrity chef committed suicide.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043087-anthony-bourdain-cremated-one-week-after-suicide/

 

Exclusive: Microsoft takes aim at Amazon with push for checkout-free retail

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp is working on technology that would eliminate cashiers and checkout lines from stores, in a nascent challenge to Amazon.com Inc’s automated grocery shop, six people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/exclusive-microsoft-takes-aim-amazon-push-checkout-free-retail/29178/

iPhone users complain iOS 11.4 is rapidly draining batteries

BY STAFF WRITER

 

iPhone 7: REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo

 

Apple users are claiming that a new software bug has slashed the battery life of their iPhones.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/iphone-users-complain-ios-11-4-rapidly-draining-batteries/29180/

Report recommends taxi fare increases, strict regulation of rideshare companies

By The Nation

 

 

Taxi fares should be adjusted every two years and a “travel time” surcharge should be added based on time spent in traffic, according to the Thai Development Research Institute (TDRI) in a statement issued on Thursday after recent public hearings into industry problems.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043098-report-recommends-taxi-fare-increases-strict-regulation-of-rideshare-companies/

 

Democrat, Pheu Thai, future forward, people's reform heads debate democracy

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Clockwise from top left: Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit (Facebook), Chaturon Chaisang (Matichon), Paiboon Nititawan (Naewna) and Abhisit Vejjajiva (Sanook).

 

BANGKOK — Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said Thursday the leaders of the ruling junta should now reveal their ambitions for political office after the promised elections are held.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043100-democrat-pheu-thai-future-forward-peoples-reform-heads-debate-democracy/

 

Thai envoy probing ‘smuggled statue’ in London

By The Nation

 

Thai envoy probes SOAS's gift - a 13th Century sculpture possibly smuggled from Thailand. Photo courtesy of Angela Chiu 13th Century sculpture belonging to SOAS which is possibly smuggled statue’ in London.

 

Thailand’s ambassador to the UK has been instructed to contact the director of University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) over claims the prestigious institution possesses a 13th-century sculpture likely smuggled from Thailand, the Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1043101-thai-envoy-probing-‘smuggled-statue’-in-london/

 

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