rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Thai ID for 2,500 baht, driving license 3,500 - forger arrested in Lampang Image: Daily News The Metropolitan police have announced the arrest of a forger who produced a large variety of Thai documents and IDs over a period of ten years. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052388-thai-id-for-2500-baht-driving-license-3500-forger-arrested-in-lampang/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Student, 17, throws himself off school balcony because mum didn't show for Mother's Day ceremony Image: Thai Rath Thai media reported that a 17 year old boy at a Sisaket school jumped five floors to his death on Friday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052389-student-17-throws-himself-off-school-balcony-because-mum-didnt-show-for-mothers-day-ceremony/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Video: The camera doesn't lie! Driver tells cops the jogger cut in front of him Image: Daily News CCTV footage from Bangkok showed the moment when an innocent old man was walking down a quiet soi. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052391-video-the-camera-doesnt-lie-driver-tells-cops-the-jogger-cut-in-front-of-him/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Dumped Thai dad didn't want his kids to miss out on Mother's Day - so he did this! Image: Sanook A Thai dad didn't want his two young children that he cares for to miss out on Mother's Day at their kindergarten. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052392-dumped-thai-dad-didnt-want-his-kids-to-miss-out-on-mothers-day-so-he-did-this/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 New twists in disgruntled Bangkok resident story - he asks where 1 million in fees has gone? There have been new twists in the story of a Bangkok man who was caught on CCTV spreading litter and damaging cones at a Ramkhamhaeng housing estate. The man did a jig to mock the estate's juristic person with the story garnering a huge interest among the Thai population. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052393-new-twists-in-disgruntled-bangkok-resident-story-he-asks-where-1-million-in-fees-has-gone/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Yet more Thai taxi driver honesty! 120,000 baht returned to Kuwaiti family Image: INN A Kuwaiti family in Thailand have good reason to thank the legendary honesty of the Thais after a taxi driver returned 120,000 baht in foreign currency yesterday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052394-yet-more-thai-taxi-driver-honesty-120000-baht-returned-to-kuwaiti-family/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Woman who stabbed four children at prestigious Bangkok school now out of prison Image: Thai Rath In a feature story Thai Rath took its readers back to a fateful Friday in Thai history when a crazed knife woman attacked four innocent children at a prestigious Bangkok school. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052397-woman-who-stabbed-four-children-at-prestigious-bangkok-school-now-out-of-prison/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Yet more free Thai legal advice! Employers face jail if they dock workers who arrive late. In what seems to be great news for workers who arrive late at work a leading online lawyer has said that employers face jail for docking workers salaries. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052400-yet-more-free-thai-legal-advice-employers-face-jail-if-they-dock-workers-who-arrive-late/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Video: Mutts from hell! Should they be put down or just taken to the temple! Image: Manager A Facebook poster uploaded videos of her naughty mutts wondering what should be done about them. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052403-video-mutts-from-hell-should-they-be-put-down-or-just-taken-to-the-temple/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 'Stolen' plane closes Seattle airport before crashing into sea All flights were grounded at Seattle-Tacoma international airport in the US when a passenger plane took off without permission. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052405-stolen-plane-closes-seattle-airport-before-crashing-into-sea/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 8 provinces warned to brace for flash flood and landslide Eight provinces in the northeast, eastern and southern regions have been warned by the National Water Resources Office to brace for flash food and landslides due to accumulated rainfalls for the past seven days. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052407-8-provinces-warned-to-brace-for-flash-flood-and-landslide/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Samut Sakhon pub raided, 123 test positive for drugs By The Nation Officials from the Provincial Administration Department joined forces with other agencies to raid a pub in Samut Sakhon and found 123 pub goers tested positive to drug use. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052408-samut-sakhon-pub-raided-123-test-positive-for-drugs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Government, public support pours in for abandoned Korat grandma By The Nation Government agencies and members of the pubic have stepped in to help a grandmother, 75, abandoned to care for her 9-year-old grandson by her son five years ago. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052409-government-public-support-pours-in-for-abandoned-korat-grandma/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Taxi driver returns found diamond ring to owner By The Nation A taxi driver has returned a diamond ring worth Bt390,000 lost and found in Pathum Thani’s Thanyaburi district to its owner. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052410-taxi-driver-returns-found-diamond-ring-to-owner/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Drive-by shooting kills mother, daughter in Narathiwat By The Nation A mother and a daughter were killed in a drive-by shooting by suspected insurgents in restive Narathiwat province on Saturday morning. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052411-drive-by-shooting-kills-mother-daughter-in-narathiwat/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Swiss man arrested on embassy claim of 600,000-franc insurance cheat A Swiss man was arrested at a Chon Buri resort early on Saturday as requested by the Swiss government for having allegedly cheated an insurance firm in his motherland of 600,000 francs or about Bt20 million. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052420-swiss-man-arrested-in-chonburi-accused-of-cheating-insurance-firm-out-of-600000-francs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Former cycling champion Ullrich detained after attack on prostitute FILE PHOTO: Former German cyclist and Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich addresses the media after a trial at the regional court in the northern Swiss town of Weinfelden, Switzerland, July 21, 2015. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann BERLIN (Reuters) - German police on Friday briefly detained former cyclist and Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich for attacking and injuring a 31-year old prostitute in a Frankfurt luxury hotel, a police spokeswoman said. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052440-former-cycling-champion-ullrich-detained-after-attack-on-prostitute/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 'Cold War' opens largest Sarajevo film festival By Daria Sito-Sucic 71st Cannes Film Festival - Photocall for the film Cold War (Zimna wojna) in competition - Cannes, France, May 11, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard SARAJEVO (Reuters) - "Cold War", by Oscar-winning Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski, will open the 24th Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF) on Friday, the largest film competition and industry platform in a region stretching from Vienna to Istanbul. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052441-cold-war-opens-largest-sarajevo-film-festival/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 'Asian August' comes to Hollywood, but will it last? By Jill Serjeant FILE PHOTO: Author Kevin Kwan (R) and cast members Henry Golding and Constance Wu pose at the premiere for "Crazy Rich Asians" in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 7, 2018. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Phil Yu is excited. The Los Angeles-based blogger saw an advance screening months ago of "Crazy Rich Asians" and now the first Hollywood movie in 25 years with an all-Asian cast is about to arrive in theaters along with two other predominantly Asian films. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052442-asian-august-comes-to-hollywood-but-will-it-last/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 'Insatiable' TV cast rejects fat-shaming jibes but reviews are harsh 'Insatiable' TV cast rejects fat-shaming jibes at the world premiere in Hollywood but reviews are harsh. Rollo Ross reports. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The cast of "Insatiable" defended their new television show against accusations of fat-shaming, but unusually harsh reviews suggest the U.S. series has more to worry about than the debate around weight and popularity. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052443-insatiable-tv-cast-rejects-fat-shaming-jibes-but-reviews-are-harsh/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 The collapse of Phuket’s lifeguards The lifeguard tower at Kamala Beach and the lifeguard watch-station tent at Nai Yang Beach have collapsed, destroyed by waves, as any official support for Phuket’s lifeguards continues to be absent. Photos: Supplied PHUKET: The collapse of Phuket’s lifeguards’ ability to protect swimmers came literally this week with two lifeguard watch-points succumbing to the angry sea. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052445-the-collapse-of-phuket’s-lifeguards/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Phuket bank robber surrenders By Eakkapop Thongtub Wanted bank robber Sombut Poonprasart, 27, from Phuket, has surrendered to police. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: The man robbed the Government Housing Bank branch in Pa Khlok at gunpoint yesterday (Aug 10) is in custody after surrendering to police. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052446-phuket-bank-robber-surrenders/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Ranger shot dead by alleged insurgents in Pattani By The Nation Insurgents are believed to have shot dead a ranger on Saturday morning while he crossed the road from his post to turn off an electric lamp at a sheltered bus stop in restive Pattani. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052447-ranger-shot-dead-by-alleged-insurgents-in-pattani/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Courts to move disputed residences from Doi Suthep to Chiang Rai By The Nation The Judicial Administration Commission has decided to use a land plot in Chiang Rai to build the Appeals Court Region 5 office and residences for judges and officials, and to this bring an end to the Doi Suthep row. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052448-courts-to-move-disputed-residences-from-doi-suthep-to-chiang-rai/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Dying fashion model begs potential saviour for stem cell donation By The Nation The family of a fashion model, who is dying of leukemia, made a Facebook post on Saturday begging a possible donor match to change his mind and donate his stem cells to save the model’s life. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052449-dying-fashion-model-begs-potential-saviour-for-stem-cell-donation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Earthquake damage on Lombok reaches US$138 million A mosque damaged by an earthquake at Bayan in Lombok, Indonesia. The damage and losses caused by last week’s 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), and Bali have been estimated to reach more than US$138 million, according to Indonesia’s national disaster agency. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052450-earthquake-damage-on-lombok-reaches-us138-million/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 To continue: Thailand Live Sunday 12 Aug 2018 https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052460-thailand-live-sunday-12-aug-2018/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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