Battle of the Bigs! Could Big Joke be the next Bangkok top cop?

 

 

Speculation is rife that crime buster "Big Joke" Surachet Hakpal could be in line to take over as the top policeman in Bangkok.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050090-battle-of-the-bigs-could-big-joke-be-the-next-bangkok-top-cop/

 

Japan executes six more cult members of deadly sarin attack - NHK

 

FILE PHOTO : An execution chamber where a trap door is marked with a red square, is seen at the Tokyo Detention Center in Tokyo, Japan, in this undated file handout photo released by the Justice Ministry in August 27, 2010. Justice Ministry/Handout via Reuters/File Photo

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan executed six more members of the doomsday cult group Aum Shinrikyo on Thursday that perpetrated the deadly sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995, public broadcaster NHK said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050091-japan executes-six-more-cult-members-of-deadly-sarin-attack-nhk/

 

Quick settlement made out of court in death of Chinese boy, 6, in Pattaya

 

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Parents of a Chinese boy aged six who were visiting Pattaya have accepted 3.5 million baht for the death of their son.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050093-quick-settlement-made-out-of-court-in-death-of-chinese-boy-6-in-pattaya/

 

No evidence Islamic State responsible for Toronto attack: police

 

A member of the Markham Synchro Swimming Club pays respect at a makeshift memorial as they take part in a vigil three days after a mass shooting on Danforth Avenue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 25, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Helgren

 

TORONTO/CAIRO (Reuters) - Canadian police said on Wednesday that they had no evidence so far to support claims by the Islamic State militant group that it was responsible for a weekend shooting in Toronto that left two people dead and 13 wounded.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050096-no-evidence-islamic-state-responsible-for-toronto-attack-police/

 

Miracle as amulet "saves" father and son at "Corner of a 100 Corpses" in north Thailand!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Thai media hailed it as a miracle as a father and his three year old boy walked away from a horror crash on the Chiang Mai to Lampang Superhighway.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050097-miracle-as-amulet-saves-father-and-son-at-corner-of-a-100-corpses-in-north-thailand/

 

Photos: "New" tire explodes as pick-up overturns in Pathum Thani

 

 

Images from a dash cam of a following vehicle caught the moment when a Ford Ranger pick-up collided with a central reservation pole and turned onto its side yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050100-photos-new-tire-explodes-as-pick-up-overturns-in-pathum-thani/

 

Granddad, 73, gives himself up after spilling the beans about double murder to temple abbot

 

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A 73 year old man is in police custody after a double murder in Ban Phaew district of Samut Sakorn on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050101-granddad-73-gives-himself-up-after-spilling-the-beans-about-double-murder-to-temple-abbot/

 

After dam burst in Laos, a scramble for food, medicines and coffins

 

Rescuers work at a flooded site after a hydropower dam collapse in Attapeu Province, Laos July 24, 2018 in this image obtained from social media. Picture taken July 24, 2018. Mime Phoumsavanh via REUTERS

 

ATTAPEU, Laos (Reuters) - Rescuers scrambled to reach homeless and stranded people in the remote southern tip of Laos on Thursday, three days after the collapse of a partially built hydropower dam sent a devastating torrent of water across paddy fields and through villages.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050103-after-dam-burst-in-laos-a-scramble-for-food-medicines-and-coffins/

 

Thailand Golf Travel Mart 2018 being held in Phuket

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is hosting golf operators from international markets to meet with suppliers at the Thailand Golf Travel Mart 2018 with the catch-phrase ‘World Class Golf Destination’.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050105-thailand-golf-travel-mart-2018-being-held-in-phuket/

 

Phuket lifeguards warn about blue-bottles

By The Thaiger

 

 

Be alert but not alarmed. The Phuket Lifeguard Service are warning swimmers after blue-bottle ‘jellyfish’ that have recently been found on several of the island’s west-coast beaches and spotted along Patong Beach this morning (July 26).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050108-phuket-lifeguards-warn-about-blue-bottles/

 

Firefighters tackle blaze in London's West Hampstead flat

Reuters Staff

 

Firefighters tackle a blaze in a block of flats on fire in West Hampstead, London, England, July 26, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media. Matt Alis/via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - A huge fire broke out in a five-storey residential building in London’s West Hampstead, forcing about 50 people to evacuate the block in the early hours of Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050109-firefighters-tackle-blaze-in-londons-west-hampstead-flat/

 

Alcohol sales ban tightened for Asanha Bucha, Lent

By The Nation

 

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Police will strictly enforce the ban on liquor and beer sales on Asanha Bucha (July 27) and Buddhist Lent, Royal Thai Police deputy spokesman Pol Col Krissana Pattanacharoen said.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050112-alcohol-sales-ban-tightened-for-asanha-bucha-lent/

 

New traffic conditions at the Chalong Circle roadworks

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

PHOTOS: Watcharapon Thaveesin

 

The Phuket Highway Office has announced that the roundabout is closed and traffic is diverted around the construction site, effective until November 18.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050115-new-traffic-conditions-at-the-chalong-circle-roadworks/

 

Measures tightened to guard against dam mishaps

By The Nation

 

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Agriculture Minister Grisada Boonrach has instructed officials to more carefully monitor river basins throughout the rainy season to guard against flooding and to make sure reservoirs and dams are in sound condition to prevent overspills.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050117-measures-tightened-to-guard-against-dam-mishaps/

 

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Two arrested on Koh Samui, three gibbons rescued

By The Nation

 

 

Samui police have arrested two men and seized three gibbons after a clip showing a man letting foreign tourists take photos with the gibbons in exchange for money led to an outpouring of anger on Facebook.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049991-samui-gibbon-abuse-sparks-outrage/?do=findComment&comment=13209182

 

Surat Thani durian orchard owner detained after shooting suspected thief

By The Nation

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The owner of a durian orchard in Surat Thani’s Muang district surrendered to police after allegedly fatally shooting a man he suspected of stealing his fruit early Thursday morning.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050123-surat-thani-durian-orchard-owner-detained-after-shooting-suspected-thief/

 

Four poachers injured in Narathiwat ambush

By The Nation

 

Image: Benarnews

 

Four Buddhist poachers were injured in an ambush by Muslim insurgents in Narathiwat's Sungai Padi district Wednesday evening.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050124-four-poachers-injured-in-narathiwat-ambush/

 

Blast heard near U.S. Embassy in China in 'suspected self-immolation' attempt

 

A police officer is seen near the U.S. embassy in Beijing, China July 26, 2018. REUTERS/ Thomas Peter

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police took away a woman who sprayed herself with gasoline on Thursday in what was suspected to be a self-immolation attempt outside the U.S. Embassy, the state-run Global Times reported, amid reports of an explosion.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050132-blast-heard-near-us-embassy-in-china-in-suspected-self-immolation-attempt/

Thai Startup Fist In Asia To Launch Payload Aboard Us Rocket

By Taylor McAvoy, Contributor

 

 

BANGKOK — A satellite startup aiming to bring space technology benefits to Thailand became the first in Asia to send a payload last week aboard a reusable, US-built rocket.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050133-thai-startup-fist-in-asia-to-launch-payload-aboard-us-rocket/

 

Eleven prison wardens sacked amid drugs, embezzlement charges

By The Nation

 

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The Corrections Department has dismissed 11 prison wardens found guilty of serious misconduct, eight of them losing their jobs without pensions or benefits.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050134-eleven-prison-wardens-sacked-amid-drugs-embezzlement-charges/

 

Bangkok man jumps to death, wife found dead

By The Nation

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A husband allegedly strangled his wife before jumping off the roof of their eight-floor apartment building in Bangkok's Din Daeng district on Thursday morning.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050138-bangkok-man-jumps-to-death-wife-found-dead/

 

Mobile phone owners can use maximum of 5 SIM cards

 

 

BANGKOK, 26th July 2018 (NNT) - The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has resolved to allow mobile phone users to buy and register only 5 SIM cards per operator. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050140-mobile-phone-owners-can-use-maximum-of-5-sim-cards/

 

Phayathai neighbours fight district director over approval of ‘tall’ eight-storey building

By The Nation

 

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A Bangkok conservation association will have to wait to hear whether their attempt to file a complaint with police on Thursday will result in a probe against the Phayathai District director and others over what the conservationists see as an “illegal” omission of their duties, by issuing permits for construction of an eight-storey “tall” building in the community.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050142-phayathai-neighbours-fight-district-director-over-approval-of-‘tall’-eight-storey-building/

 

Mandatory travel insurance and GPS trackers for foreign tourists mooted by Thai tourism officials

 

 

Mandatory travel insurance for all foreign tourists in Thailand is one of a number of ideas being considered by tourism officials.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050144-mandatory-travel-insurance-and-gps-trackers-for-foreign-tourists-mooted-by-thai-tourism-officials/

 

Schools boss plans Mu Pa’s education

By Nathawat Laping 
The Nation

 

 

As the 12 members of Mu Pa football team began their first day of Buddhist monastic routines at Chiang Rai's Wat Phra That Doi Tung on Thursday, Chiang Rai Primary Educational Service director Kittichai Muangma revealed his plan to teach the 11 novices at the monasteries so they could catch up with classmates.

 

Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050145-schools-boss-plans-mu-pa’s-education/

 

Thailand honours HM The King with ‘Rama 10 Stamps’

By The Phuket News

 

The stamps are being issued for HM The King’s 66th Birthday. Photo: Thailand Post

 

PHUKET: The Thailand Post (THP) yesterday announced that it will start issuing ‘Rama 10 stamps’ on Saturday in honour of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050146-thailand-honours-hm-the-king-with-‘rama-10-stamps’/

 

Pets left to die in seized home: official

By The Nation

 

 

Officials are hunting for a reported female teacher to charge her with animal cruelty after she allegedly left many dogs and cats to starve in her house after it was seized by a bank.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050148-pets-left-to-die-in-seized-home-official/

 

Search continues for missing Indian tourist at Karon Beach

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A search is continuing for an Indian man who has been missing in the seas off Karon Beach since yesterday (July 25).

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050149-search-continues-for-missing-indian-tourist-at-karon-beach/

 

Bangkok lights up for King’s birthday

By The Nation

 

 

Bangkok has gone even more dazzling by night in celebration of His Majesty the King Vajiralongkorn’s 66th birthday on Saturday, July 28.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050151-bangkok-lights-up-for-king’s-birthday/

 

12 companies interested in making films based on Tham Luang rescue

 

 

At least 12 companies have so far shown interest in making movies or documentary based on the incredible rescue of the 12 Moo Pa Academy footballers and their coach from Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district earlier this month, Culture Minister Vira Rojpojchanarat said today.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050160-12-companies-interested-in-making-films-based-on-tham-luang-rescue/