Phuket asked to wear blue to honour the Queen Mother and Mother’s Day

 

Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong leads a ceremony to honour the Queen Mother Sirikit Kitiyakara, mother to His Majesty The King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, at Phuket Provincial Hall this morning (Aug 6). Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: People across Phuket have been asked to wear light blue this Sunday (Aug 12) as the nation celebrates the occasion of the 86th birthday of the Queen Mother Sirikit Kitiyakara, mother to His Majesty The King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051587-phuket-asked-to-wear-blue-to-honour-the-queen-mother-and-mother’s-day/

 

Phuket named second best beach in the world

 

Photo: Tourism Authority of Thailand

 

Phuket is celebrating its most recent award after being named the ‘Second Best Beach in the World’ by business publication US News & World Report.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051588-phuket-named-second-best-beach-in-the-world/

 

Prayut to visit Phetchaburi as Kaeng Krachan dam’s spillway spills over

By Thai PBS

 

 

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha plans to visit Phetchaburi on Wednesday as excess water began to overflow the spillway of Kaeng Krachan dam into the Phetchaburi river at about 10 am this morning.  The water runoff is expected to arrive at the Phetchaburi dam in Tha Yang district tonight, according to the Crisis Ad Hoc Centre.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051589-prayut-to-visit-phetchaburi-as-kaeng-krachan-dam’s-spillway-spills-over/

 

“Wild Boars boys have no memory of dramatic rescue”

By Thai PBS

 

 

The rescue operation to save the 12 young footballers and their coach from the flooded Tham Luang cave network has transfixed the world. It has also been described as probably the world’s most dangerous and most challenging rescue mission.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051591-“wild-boars-boys-have-no-memory-of-dramatic-rescue”/

 

New BTS Trains Coming To Extended Route

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

 

BANGKOK — The BTS system may soon get slightly less crowded as dozens of new trains with more capacity set to enter service later this year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051596-new-bts-trains-coming-to-extended-route/

 

Surat Thani policeman commits suicide after shooting mother-in-law

By The Nation

 

Image: Channel 3

 

A police senior sergeant-major in Surat Thani shot himself to death early Monday after shooting and severely injuring his mother-in-law.
 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051598-surat-thani-policeman-commits-suicide-after-shooting-mother-in-law/

 

Hot Village Hospitalised After Eating Spoilt Pork

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Over 30 villagers from Ban Mai Ho Kee in Bo Sali, Hot have been hospitalised since August 5th after eating spoilt pork.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051604-hot-village-hospitalised-after-eating-spoilt-pork/

 

Charlotte Rae dead at 92: Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life actress passes away after six-decade career

By Zoe Shenton

 

RIP: Actress Charlotte Rae has died aged 92

 

US actress Charlotte Rae, best known for her roles on Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life, has died aged 92.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051610-charlotte-rae-dead-at-92-diffrent-strokes-and-the-facts-of-life-actress-passes-away-after-six-decade-career/

 

Barry Chuckle, one half of the Chuckle Brothers, has died at the age of 73

BY MEGAN DAVIES

 

 

Barry Elliott – better known as Barry Chuckle, one half of the comedy duo the Chuckle Brothers – has passed away.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051611-barry-chuckle-one-half-of-the-chuckle-brothers-has-died-at-the-age-of-73/

 

The Big Bang Theory Ending? Season 13 Renewal Talks Underway

by CHRIS HARNICK

 

Image: Screen grab from eonline.com

 

If you're not ready to say goodbye to The Big Bang Theory, well, you're not alone. At the 2018 Television Critics Association summer press tour, CBS Entertainment president Kelly Kahladdressed the future of the long-running sitcom, which is currently entering season 12, the last season of its most recent two-season renewal at CBS.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051612-the-big-bang-theory-ending-season-13-renewal-talks-underway/

 

Police net key accomplice in Chon Buri killings; hunt for main suspect on

By Patcharapol Panrak 
The Nation

 

Krissana Sisuk

 

Police continue to hunt for Phuket bar owner Panya “Sia Auan” Yingdang, 39, for allegedly murdering former teen beauty queen Paweena Namuangrak, 20, and her close friend Anantachai Jaritrum, 21, in Chon Buri on July 29.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051613-police-net-key-accomplice-in-chon-buri-killings-hunt-for-main-suspect-on/

 

Elderly Nakhon Si Thammarat plantation owner murdered in apparent robbery

By The Nation

 

 

An oil palm plantation owner was robbed and murdered at his house in Nakhon Si Thammarat, where he lived alone, police said on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051615-elderly-nakhon-si-thammarat-plantation-owner-murdered-in-apparent-robbery/

 

Tourists stream into Wat Rongkhun to see Samarn’s statue

 

 

The famous Wat Rongkhun in Chiang Rai’s Muang district now has a new attraction — the half-finished statue of Lt-Commander Samarn Kunan, former Thai Navy SEAL member who died during the Wat Tham Luang rescue operation.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051618-tourists-stream-into-wat-rongkhun-to-see-samarn’s-statue/

 

Unidentified man found dead in Udon Thani

By The Nation

 

 

The bloated body of an unidentified man was found on a deserted plot of land in Udon Thani’s Mueang district on Monday morning.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051625-unidentified-man-found-dead-in-udon-thani/

 

Three women accused in alleged Bt200m investment scam

By Jessada Chantharak 
The Nation

 

 

Three Thai women have been arrested for allegedly luring 2,000 victims into a Facebook scam involving foreign exchange and digital currency exchange investments, resulting in Bt200 million in damages.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051628-three-women-accused-in-alleged-bt200m-investment-scam/

 

'Insane' soldier busted trying to take magic dolls into palace

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

File photo of Kuman Thong dolls. Image: Matichon

 

BANGKOK — A soldier was arrested after attempting to walk into a royal palace in Dusit area, police said Monday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051630-insane-soldier-busted-trying-to-take-magic-dolls-into-palace/

 

Shipyard fire guts Phuket tour boat

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The fire billowed dark smoke and took firefighter 90 minutes to bring the blaze under control. Photo: DDPM-Phuket

 

PHUKET:-- A tour boat under repairs went up in flames at a shipyard in Rassada on the east side of Phuket Town today (Aug 6), with the fire gutting the boat, causing an estimated B4-5 million in damage.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051632-shipyard-fire-guts-phuket-tour-boat/

 

Nation Multimedia Group hands over Bt2m donated for Lao flood victims

By The Nation

 

 

Nation Multimedia Group Executive Director Marut Arthakaivalvatee (fourth from left) yesterday presents over Bt2 million in donation money to help flood victims in Laos to Lao ambassador Seng Soukhathivong (fifth from left) at the Lao Embassy.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051633-nation-multimedia-group-hands-over-bt2m-donated-for-lao-flood-victims/

 

It’s back to school for ‘Wild Boars’

By THE NATION

 

 

A BLESSING ritual was held on Monday to welcome 12 young footballers – who had been trapped inside the flooded Tham Luang cave for more than two weeks – back to their studies.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051586-the 12-wild-boars-return-to-their-class-rooms/?do=findComment&comment=13243258

 

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