Russian mafia boss gunned down by hooded assassin in middle of party celebrating his release from prison

ByRoksana Panashchuk

 

 The assassin can be seen pointing his gun at the Mafia boss. (Image: Investigative Committee; EAST2WE) 

 

A Russian mafia boss was gunned down by a hooded assassin at a party celebrating his release from prison just days before.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050717-russian-mafia-boss-gunned-down-by-hooded-assassin-in-middle-of-party-celebrating-his-release-from-prison/

 

PM orders preparations for flooding nationwide

 

 

BANGKOK, 31 July 2018 (NNT) – Thailand's Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has coordinated with 59 provinces in anticipation of heavy rains over the next one to two days with the Prime Minister instructing all provinces to integrate aid measures urgently and asking citizens stay aware of the situation while avoiding unfounded rumors on social media. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050718-pm-prayut-orders-preparations-for-flooding-nationwide/

 

Troops search for old man missing in Sakon Nakhon forest

By The Nation

 

FILE photo//Google maps

 

Troops from an Army camp based in Sakon Nakhon were dispatched on Tuesday morning to search for a 79-year-old man who went into a forest 10 days ago and has not returned home.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050720-troops-search-for-old-man-missing-in-sakon-nakhon-forest/

 

Half-tonne of weed found in truck under chicken poop in Satun

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

Border patrol police seized 449 kilograms of marijuana hidden under a pile of chicken droppings aboard an 18-wheel truck and arrested the truck driver in Satun early on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050724-half-tonne-of-weed-found-in-truck-under-chicken-poop-in-satun/

 

Finance Ministry to introduce “Sharing Economy”

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Fiscal Policy Office has been instructed to hold discussions with the Commerce Ministry and the private sector about the Finance Ministry’s plan to introduce the so-called “Sharing Economy” concept to help skilled workers earn more income and also to help train the unskilled so they have a means to make a living.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050726-thai-finance-ministry-to-introduce-“sharing-economy”/

 

Horses loose on Phetchabun roadside cause bus crash, passenger death

By The Nation

 

Pictures (3): Krobkuakao//Channel 3

 

A bus swerving to avoid a herd of horses ended up in the ditch on a Phetchabun road early on Tuesday, leading to the death of one passenger and injuries to 26 others.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050728-loose-horses-cause-fatal-bus-crash-in-phetchabun/

 

Pickup truck driver, 22, dies after Phuket crash

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Capt Warawut went to the scene with Song Ya rescue workers to find a silver Mitsubishi Strada pickup truck with serious damage to its front and left side. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A 22-year-old Thai man died in the early hours of this morning after crashing his pickup truck on Thepkrasatti Rd in Srisoonthorn.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050732-pickup-truck-driver-22-dies-after-phuket-crash/

 

Nicaragua's Ortega rejects early elections, U.S. rebukes crackdown

By Doina Chiacu

 

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega speaks to supporters during celebrations to mark the 39th anniversary of the "Repliegue" (Withdrawal) in Managua, Nicaragua July 7, 2018. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas/Files

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on Monday rejected the idea of calling a referendum on whether to hold an early election, while the United States said it was revoking visas of Nicaraguan officials connected to a crackdown on protesters.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050733-nicaraguas-ortega-rejects-early-elections-us-rebukes-crackdown/

 

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All Thais Evacuated From Mt. Rinjani: Foreign Affairs

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

Songpol Sukchan, in yellow shirts, on Monday sent off Thai tourists on Lombok island back to Bangkok. Photo: Royal Thai Embassy, Jakarta / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — All Thai tourists stranded on an Indonesian volcano have been safely evacuated, officials said Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050668-most-thais-rescued-from-indonesian-volcano-after-earthquake-trauma/?do=findComment&comment=13223255

 

15 provinces warned of flash floods, landslides

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department has issued a warning for 15 provinces, five each in the North, Central and South, to beware of flash floods and landslides, department chief Chayapol Thitisak said this morning.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050737-15-thai-provinces-warned-of-flash-floods-landslides/

 

Ferrari bets on tobacco veteran in post-Marchionne era

By Agnieszka Flak and Martinne Geller

 

The Ferrari Insignia is seen at the back of a Ferrari Testarossa during a media tour of the Fullerton Concours d'Elegance in Singapore, June 29, 2018. REUTERS/Loriene Perera/Files

 

MILAN/LONDON (Reuters) - Ferrari's new boss Louis Camilleri has big shoes to fill but the tobacco industry veteran may have just what is needed to steer the luxury sportscar maker through its next lap, analysts and industry insiders said.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050738-ferrari-bets-on-tobacco-veteran-in-post-marchionne-era/

 

Doi Suthep battle plan includes cursing housing site

By Nisanart Kangwanwong 
The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

The Doi Suthep Forest Reclamation Network will stage a major protest in Chiang Mai late in August to pressure the Court of Appeals Region 5 to cede the mountainside forestland on which its controversial housing project encroached.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050739-doi-suthep-battle-plan-includes-cursing-housing-site/

 

BBC says Thailand asks UK to extradite Yingluck

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Thai Embassy in London has submitted a request to the Foreign and Common Weath Office of the British government for the extradition of fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to serve her five-year jail term handed down by the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Persons Holding Political Positions in connection with her government’s rice-pledging scheme, BBC Thai-language website reported today.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050750-bbc-says-thailand-asks-uk-to-extradite-yingluck/

 

Stage Two improvements at Suvarnabhumi Airport 30% complete, reports Thai TV

 

FILE photo

 

Thai TV Channel 7 reported on the work being carried out at Bangkok's main airport - Stage 2 of the 100 billion baht project at Suvarnabhumi.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050751-stage-two-improvements-at-suvarnabhumi-airport-30-complete-reports-thai-tv/

 

Phuket set to be transformed and "safer" with Kathu to Patong road tunnel

 

Pictures (2) Manager Online

 

The Thai government is confident that Phuket will be transformed with the coming of the 13.9 billion baht tunnel and elevated road linking Kathu with Patong beach.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050756-phuket-set-to-be-transformed-and-safer-with-kathu-to-patong-road-tunnel/

 

First croc caught at sea – Yanui’s crocodile catchers

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

One of the Surat Thani-based crocodile catcher team says that ‘Yanui’ is the first crocodile that he has caught in the sea – a lot more difficult than catching ‘Laypang’, last August’s crocodile captured in a lagoon off Layan Beach.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050760-first-croc-caught-at-sea-–-yanui’s-crocodile-catchers/

 

Search launched in Korat for limping man who cycled off with student's dropped wallet

By The Nation

 

 

Police and the public in Nakhon Ratchasima have joined hands to hunt for a limping cyclist who sped off with a wallet that had dropped from a university student’s trouser pocket on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050774-search-launched-in-korat-for-limping-man who-cycled-off-with-students-dropped-wallet/

 

Seven Bird Feed Vendors Arrested at Tha Pae Gate

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Seven illegal bird feed vendors have been arrested at Tha Pae Gate.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050782-seven-bird-feed-vendors-arrested-at-tha-pae-gate/

 

Rayong granny gets back Bt1.17m in dumped termite-damaged banknotes

By The Nation

 

 

A grandmother in Rayong’s Mueang district on Tuesday got Bt1.17 million-worth of banknotes that had been partially eaten by termites back from police, a week after she had dumped them in a garbage bin.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050783-rayong-granny-gets-back-bt117m-in-dumped-termite-damaged-banknotes/

 

Mekong River bursts its banks in Mukdahan

 

 

The Mekong River in the northeastern border province of Mukdahan has burst its banks, allowing water to flow into riverside areas.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050784-mekong-river-bursts-its-banks-in-mukdahan/

 

Breaking news : Miss Universe 2018 to be held in Thailand

 

 

Rappler online reported Tuesday that this is the third time that Thailand will host the beauty contest.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050787-breaking-news-miss-universe-2018-to-be-held-in-thailand/

 

Official: Troy Carter is leaving Spofity in September

BY MUSIC BUSINESS WORLDWIDE

 

 

One of the music industry’s longest-running rumors has finally been put to bed: Troy Carter, Spotify’s Global Head of Creator Services, will be leaving the company in early September.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050790-official-troy-carter-is-leaving-spofity-in-september/

 

Marvel could get more TV shows on Netflix, with talks ongoing

BY JUSTIN HARP

 

SARAH SHATZ/NETFLIX

 

Netflix is clarifying confusion about the fate of its Marvel shows in the wake of Disney announcing its own streaming service.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050792-marvel-could-get-more-tv-shows-on-netflix-with-talks-ongoing/

 

Walking Dead star Andrew Lincoln explains why he is quitting in season 9

BY JUSTIN HARP

 

AMC

 

The Walking Dead star Andrew Lincoln has explained what fuelled his decision to walk away from the show in season nine.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050793-walking-dead-star-andrew-lincoln-explains-why-he-is-quitting-in-season-9/

 

Chula’s Halal Science Centre dazzles foreign visitors

By The Nation

 

 

Chulalongkorn University’s Halal Science Centre will be represented at the largest exhibition ever held on the subject, in Manama, Bahrain, from November 4 to 7.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050794-chula’s-halal-science-centre-dazzles-foreign-visitors/

 

Find the killers of high-school buddies, families tell police

By The Nation

 

 

Shooter, likely a hitman, was waiting for the two victims in parking lot.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050795-find-the-killers-of-high-school-buddies-families-tell-police/

 

Veteran diplomat Ittiporn selected to be next EC president

By The Nation

 

Ittiporn Boonprakong

 

Former Treaties and Legal Affairs Department chief and veteran ambassador Ittiporn Boonprakong on Tuesday was selected to become the next president of the Election Commission (EC).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050796-veteran-diplomat-ittiporn-selected-to-be-next-ec-president/

 

Karen spiritual leader Ko-ei, 107, gets Thai ID card – finally

 

 

AT THE AGE of 107, a Karen-ethnic man yesterday received his first national identity card from Thailand. 

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050797-karen-spiritual-leader-ko-ei-107-gets-thai-id-card-–-finally/

 

Khaosan vendors to defy city hall's new rules

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

Yada Pornpetrumpa, center front, leads Khaosan Road vendors in a Tuesday protest at City Hall.

 

BANGKOK — A showdown at City Hall ended Tuesday with neither the man spearheading the reorganization of Khaosan Road nor the 100 vendors who marched in protest ready to budge.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050803-khaosan-vendors-to-defy-city-halls-new-rules/

 

Cabinet nod for Bt85bn double-track rail project in the North

By The Nation

 

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved the State Railways of Thailand’s Den Chai-Chiang Rai-Chiang Khong double-track rail project, at a cost of Bt85.345 billion.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050805-cabinet-nod-for-bt85bn-double-track-rail-project-in-the-north/