Video: Wais of apology - but the damage is done

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Dash cam footage from Bangkok showed a couple on a motorcycle doing an illegal U-turn maneuver in the rain.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044162-video-wais-of-apology-but-the-damage-is-done/

 

As Pheu Thai Unease Grows, Sudarat Aide Denies She’s Ditching Them

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Sudarat Keyuraphan poses for a photo with her supporters on Aug. 25 in Bangkok

 

BANGKOK — A Pheu Thai official today disputed a media report a potential party successor threatened to quit if the throne slips from her grasp.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2018/06/20/as-pheu-thai-unease-grows-sudarat-aide-denies-shes-ditching-them/

School kids left to die in baking vehicles - when are lessons going to be learned?

 

 

Thai media Daily News posed a simple and salient question following yet another death after a teacher left a child all day in a vehicle in the heat of Khon Kaen.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044165-school-kids-left-to-die-in-baking-vehicles-when-are-lessons-going-to-be-learned/

 

Honda and IMG donate Honda LPGA Thailand 2018 fund to Siriraj Hospital Foundation

 

Group Photo: Mr. Pitak Pruittisarikorn, COO of Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (left), Dr. Phisit Chirawong, M.D., PhD and Deputy MD of Siriraj Hospital Foundation, (middle), and Ms. Winnie Heng, VP & MD of IMG Thailand (right).

 

Bangkok: (20 June 2018) -The Honda LPGA Thailand 2018, hosted by Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and IMG; raised fund from activities during the tournament and the auction of top athletes’ donated items delivered the total sum of 851,730 THB to Siriraj Hospital Foundation on June 18th, 2018 at the Mahidol Bumphen Building, Siriraj Hospital.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044167-honda-and-img-donate-honda-lpga-thailand-2018-fund-to-siriraj-hospital-foundation/

 

Grab Taxi driver arrested for stealing from Cambodian passenger

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

Police arrested a Grab Taxi driver in Bangkok early Thursday for refusing to return a notebook computer and cash left in his car by a Cambodian passenger.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044168-grab-taxi-driver-arrested-for-stealing-from-cambodian-passenger/

 

Second-hand goods warehouse in Chon Buri burns down

By The Nation

 

Komchadluek//screenshot

 

A large warehouse housing second-hand goods in Chon Buri's Bang Lamung district caught fire early Thursday morning, causing damage estimated at Bt2 million.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044169-second-hand-goods-warehouse-in-chon-buri-burns-down/

 

Former deputy interior minister Vasit Dejkunjorn dead at 88

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

Former deputy interior minister and former deputy national police chief Pol Gen Vasit Dejkunjorn died late Wednesday night at the Police General Hospital after a battle with cancer. He was 88.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044171-former-deputy-interior-minister-vasit-dejkunjorn-dead-at-88/

 

Policeman fatally shot while attempting to arrest drug suspect

By The Nation

 

FILE photo//Google maps

 

A policeman was shot dead when a sting operation in Pathum Thani went badly wrong, allowing a drug suspect to flee.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044174-policeman-fatally-shot-while-attempting-to-arrest-drug-suspect/

 

Stateless student’s dream of joining international robotics Olympiad in Hong Kong

By Thai PBS

 

 

A stateless hilltribe student in the northern province of Chiang Rai is likely to be able to participate in the Hong Kong International Robotics Olympiad 2018 during July 20-23 as one of Thailand’s representatives.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044175-stateless-student’s-dream-of-joining-international-robotics-olympiad-in-hong-kong/

 

Intelligent robot Sophia will debut in Bangkok 

By Thai PBS

 

 

Sophia, the first intelligent robot to be given citizenship from Saudi Arabia, will be presented at the Manufacturing Expo 2018 in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044177-intelligent-robot-sophia-will-debut-in-bangkok /

 

AOT approves ฿42 billion for Suvarnabhumi Airport expansion

 

 

BANGKOK, 20 June 2018 (NNT) - The board of Airports of Thailand (AOT) has approved an investment budget of 42.1 billion baht for the expansion of Suvarnabhumi Airport. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044179-aot-approves-฿42-billion-for-suvarnabhumi-airport-expansion/

 

As Fukushima residents return, some see hope in nuclear tourism

By Tim Kelly

 

Tour guide Katsuaki Shiga (R) and tourists visit the Ukedo elementary school, damaged by the March 11, 2011 tsunami, at an area devastated by the disaster, near Tokyo Electric Power Co's (TEPCO) tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, in Namie town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan May 17, 2018. Picture taken May 17, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

 

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - On a cold day in February, Takuto Okamoto guided his first tour group to a sight few outsiders had witnessed in person: the construction cranes looming over Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044181-as-fukushima-residents-return-some-see-hope-in-nuclear-tourism/

 

Trump says North Korea has returned remains of 200 U.S. war dead

 

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a rally with supporters in Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. June 20, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

DULUTH, Minn. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said North Korea had returned on Wednesday the remains of 200 U.S. troops missing from the Korean War, although there was no official confirmation of the move from military authorities.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044182-trump-says-north-korea-has-returned-remains-of-200-us-war-dead/

 

Kratom tops arrest concerns

The Phuket News

 

Phuket Vice Governor Snith Sriwihok expressed his concern over the growing prevalence of kratom in local drug arrests. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Snith Sriwihok has voiced his concern over the growing incidence of kratom in local drug arrests and called for local officials and law enforcement to step up their efforts against illegal use of the indigenous plant.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044183-kratom-tops-arrest-concerns/

 

Videos: Pattaya YouTuber highlights rubbish....and the seedy backstreets

 

Image: Screenshot via Manager

 

Manager reported that a YouTuber known for his site called "Steff's Thailand Travel" had highlighted the issue of trash at the resort.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044184-videos-pattaya-youtuber-highlights-rubbishand-the-seedy-backstreets/

 

Eight injured in Korat van accident

By The Nation

 

Picture: Komchadluek

 

A chartered van fell into a roadside ditch in Nakhon Ratchasima's Non Daeng district early Thursday, injuring the driver and seven passengers, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044185-eight-injured-in-korat-van-accident/

 

North Korea, China leaders agree to boost 'strategic, tactical' cooperation - KCNA

 

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, pose for a photo with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju during their visit in Beijing, China, in this undated photo released June 20, 2018 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed measures to bolster "strategic and tactical" cooperation between the two countries in a second meeting on Wednesday, the North's state media said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044186-north-korea-china-leaders-agree-to-boost-strategic-tactical-cooperation-kcna/

 

Thailand's longest afternoon of the year today

 

FILE photo

 

CHIANG MAI, 21st June 2018 (NNT) – The summer solstice today (June 21) will result in the longest afternoon of the year in the northern hemisphere. Meanwhile, a halo appeared around the sun in Chiang Mai for close to an hour yesterday causing much excitement. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044189-thailands-longest-afternoon-of-the-year-today/

 

Disease Control Dept. beefs up campaign against dengue fever

 

 

BANGKOK, 21 June 2018 (NNT) - Thailand's Department of Disease Control and its networks have stepped up their campaign against dengue fever to reduce and prevent fatalities from mosquito-borne diseases. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044191-disease-control-dept-beefs-up-campaign-against-dengue-fever/

 

Senior teacher in Buri Ram faces bribery probe

By Surachai Piraksa 
The Nation

 

 

A senior teacher at a well-known school in Buri Ram’s Satuk district has been temporarily suspended pending a disciplinary probe into his alleged acceptance of bribes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044192-senior-teacher-in-buri-ram-faces-bribery-probe/

 

DTAC assures 430,000 cellphone users of no disruption of services after September 15 

By Thai PBS

 

 

DTAC assures it’s 430,000 mobile phone users that their services won’t be disrupted once it’s concession on the 1800 MHz and 850 MHz spectrums expire on September 15.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044193-dtac-assures-430000-cellphone-users-of-no-disruption-of-services-after-september-15/

 

Australia $106-billion income tax cuts seen boosting PM re-election bid

By Colin Packham

 

One Nation leader Senator Pauline Hanson gestures before the Income Tax vote in the Senate Chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, June 21, 2018. AAP/Mick Tsikas/via REUTERS

 

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia passed a A$144 billion (80.57 billion pounds) package of income tax cuts on Thursday after right-wing leader Pauline Hanson backed the legislation, potentially boosting the re-election prospects of the centre-right government.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044194-australia-106-billion-income-tax-cuts-seen-boosting-pm-re-election-bid/

 

WATCH: This video reveals one of the reasons why so many people die on Thailand's roads

 

 

A video shared on Facebook shows a woman riding a motorbike and using her smartphone, while a young child sits in front of her.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044196-watch-this-video-reveals-one-of-the-reasons-why-so-many-people-die-on-thailands-roads/

 

Toyota captures data goldmine in $1 billion Grab bet

BY REUTERS 

 

Image: REUTERS/

 

TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – By pumping $1 billion into ride-hailing firm Grab, Toyota Motor Corp stands to gain a passenger-side view of tens of thousands of cars across Southeast Asia, tracking how fast they drive, how far they travel and the time they spend stuck in traffic.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/toyota-captures-data-goldmine-1-billion-grab-bet/29246/

Myanmar men charged with bringing meth across border

By Natthawat Laping 
The Nation

 

 

Two Myanmar men were arrested in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district on Wednesday night allegedly carrying 30 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044199-chiang-rai-myanmar-men-charged-with-bringing-meth-across-border/

 

Wearable tech aims to tackle child screen addiction

BY THE NATION 

 

 

Fitbit, the global wearable exercise brand, has launched its Fitbit Ace in Thailand for Bt3,490.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/wearable-tech-aims-tackle-child-screen-addiction/29249/

Khru Preecha in 30-million baht lottery scam transferred to an inactive position at Zone 8 office 

By Thai PBS

 

 

The school teacher in the ownership claim of the winning  30-million baht lottery tickets with a retired police officer in Kanchanaburi province has been transferred out of the school to an inactive position at the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Zone 8 pending serious disciplinary probe.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044212-khru-preecha-in-30-million-baht-lottery-scam-transferred-to-an-inactive-position-at-zone-8-office/

 

Copyright bust nets Singapore man for alleged Facebook watch sales

By The Nation

 

 

Tourist police have arrested a Singapore man for allegedly selling counterfeit luxury brand watches on his Facebook page.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044216-copyright-bust-nets-singapore-man-for-alleged-facebook-watch-sales/

 

Police nab 500 footie punters, seek 100 ‘pretties’ for promoting betting

By Jessada Chantharak 
The Nation

 

 

Bangkok police netted nearly 500 suspects allegedly involved in online football gambling during June 14-20 and will summon 20 “Net Idol” product presenters accused of posting statements to social media attempting to persuade youths to engage in soccer betting.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044217-police-nab-500-footie-punters-seek-100-‘pretties’-for-promoting-betting/

 

Court sentences Dr Prem two years in prison for stripping journalist to underpants 

By Thai PBS

 

 

Former Ban Phai city mayor in Khon Kaen province, Dr Premsak Piayura, and his former secretary were sentenced to two years in prison on Thursday after both were found guilty of locking a local journalist in his city office and forcing him to strip to his underpants.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1044218-khon-kaen-court-sentences-dr-prem-two-years-in-prison-for-stripping-journalist-to-underpants/