Police nab drug gang leader and meth pills in Chaiyaphum

By Sutthipong Settharangsi 
The Nation

 

 

Police have arrested six suspects including alleged drug-trafficking gang leader Phusinthorn Jomtharak, along with over 68,000 methamphetamine pills in Chaiyaphum province.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051953-police-nab-drug-gang-leader-and-meth-pills-in-chaiyaphum/

 

No election delay expected: Wissanu

By The Nation

 

 

A move by legislators seeking to amend the Election Commission (EC) law is unlikely to result in further postponement of the general election but may affect the selection of senators, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051954-no-election-delay-expected-wissanu/

 

Special welcomes for Chinese tourists at Krabi Airport

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

The Krabi Immigration Office at Krabi Airport has provided special warm welcomes for Krabi Chinese tourists including more exclusive Visa checkpoint lanes.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051955-special-welcomes-for-chinese-tourists-at-krabi-airport/

 

AirAsia introduces Chiang Mai-Hanoi flights

By The Nation

 

Image: google.com

 

AirAsia has launched from direct flights a week between Chiang Mai and Hanoi.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051956-airasia-introduces-chiang-mai-hanoi-flights/

 

Korat woman, 73, abandoned with grandson

By The Nation

 

 

An assistant village head on Wednesday called for public support for an ailing 73-year-old woman who lives in a shanty house with her nine-year-old grandson.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051957-korat-woman-73-abandoned-with-grandson/

 

Angelina Jolie keen for quickie divorce amid claims Brad Pitt has not paid ‘meaningful child support’

By Narjas Zatat

 

Angelina and Brad separated almost two years ago (Picture: Backgrid)

 

Angelina Jolie reportedly wants to divorce Brad Pitt as soon as humanely possible – even though the pair have been fighting for custody of their children for almost two years.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051959-angelina-jolie-keen-for-quickie-divorce-amid-claims-brad-pitt-has-not-paid-‘meaningful-child-support’/

 

Orange Is the New Black star Ruby Rose has been cast as The CW's Batwoman

BY STEPHANIE CHASE

 

GETTY IMAGES

 

In a piece of casting news that's, quite frankly, a stroke of genius, former Orange Is the New Black star Ruby Rose has landed the role of Batwoman (aka Kate Kane) on The CW.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051960-orange-is-the-new-black-star-ruby-rose-has-been-cast-as-the-cws-batwoman/

 

OJ Simpson says 'being a felon ain't all bad' as he's treated like 'royalty' by fans who beg for selfies

By Vicki Newman

 

OJ served nine years in jail (Image: AFP)

 

OJ Simpson reckons "being a felon ain't all bad".

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051961-oj-simpson-says-being-a-felon-aint-all-bad-as-hes-treated-like-royalty-by-fans-who-beg-for-selfies/

 

4 wild boars granted Thai citizenship: Official

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

Ekapol Chanthawong, second from right, on a trip with the Wild Boars to a meditation trip on July 10, 2017 in Chiang Rai.

 

CHIANG RAI — Three members of the Wild Boars football team and their coach were granted Thai citizenship Wednesday, officials said.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051968-4-wild-boars-granted-thai-citizenship-official/

 

Phuket raids net eight drugs suspects, guns and meth in one day

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Six of the suspects arrested yesterday. Photo: Phuket Police

 

PHUKET:-- A series of raids led by agents of the Narcotics Control Board yesterday (Aug 7) netted eight suspects and six handguns.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051969-phuket-raids-net-eight-drugs-suspects-guns-and-meth-in-one-day/

 

Help rushed to 400 families of flood victims in Ranong

By The Nation

 

 

Government officials and private agencies rushed to hand out aid to some 400 families hit by floods in four tambon of Ranong's Kapur district on Wednesday morning.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051981-help-rushed-to-400-families-of-flood-victims-in-ranong/

 

Famous Bangkok zoo about to shut after 80 years

By The Nation

 

File photo: Dusit Zoo

 

Animal lovers have less than a month to visit Dusit Zoo on Rama V Road, which is closing its cages after 80 years.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051890-bangkoks-dusit-zoo-to-close-forever-in-3-weeks/?do=findComment&comment=13249998

 

Police arrest 261 on drugs charges after six-year operation

By THE NATION

 

 

THAI AUTHORITIES have arrested 261 transnational drug suspects, most of whom originated from West Africa and used their unsuspecting Thai wives as drug couriers, Narcotics Control Board of Thailand (ONCB) chief Sirinya Sitdhichai said on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051983-police-arrest-261-on-drugs-charges-after-six-year-operation/

 

Questions raised over Anutin’s military college enrolment

By The Nation

 

 

A former Pheu Thai Party MP has questioned the enrolment of Bhum Jai Thai party head Anutin Charnvirakul at a top military college, widely seen as a “patronage-seeking” institution for senior officers, company CEOs and politicians.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051984-questions-raised-over-anutin’s-military-college-enrolment/

 

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