Pentagon says China military 'likely training for strikes' on U.S. targets

By Idrees Ali

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis gestures during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., May 19, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's military has expanded its bomber operations in recent years while "likely training for strikes" against the United States and its allies, a Pentagon report released on Thursday said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053194-pentagon-says-china-military-likely-training-for-strikes-on-us-targets/

 

Crackdown on foreigners using Thai nominees: DSI raid offices of law firm in Bangkok, Phuket and Samui

 

Picture: News1live

Four offices of same investment advisory firm have been raided in Bangkok, Phuket and Samui.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053197-crackdown-on-foreigners-using-thai-nominees-dsi-raid-offices-of-law-firm-in-bangkok-phuket-and-samui/

 

Thai woman moans on Pantip - my life insurance premium went down by 200,000 baht on withdrawal

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A Thai woman has gone on the Pantip forum to say that she was deceived by a bank.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053199-thai-woman-moans-on-pantip-my-life-insurance-premium-went-down-by-200000-baht-on-withdrawal/

 

Heart surgeon appeals for return of stolen life-saving goggles

By The Nation

 

 

Photo from Thiti Chanmayka's Facebook page

 

A heart surgeon has made a Facebook plea for a thief to return a pair of special goggles he needs to perform life-saving operations.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053201-heart-surgeon-appeals-for-return-of-stolen-life-saving-goggles/

 

Video: Police praised for tying little one onto dad on motorcycle

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A video posted on the Facebook page of police in the north east of Thailand showed a cop tying a cloth and using a cord to secure a little girl to her dad on a motorcycle.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053202-video-police-praised-for-tying-little-one-onto-dad-on-motorcycle/

 

Trump's military parade planned for November postponed: Pentagon

 

U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listen during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 16, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A military parade requested by U.S. President Donald Trump that had been planned for November in Washington has been postponed until at least next year, the Defense Department said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053203-trumps-military-parade-planned-for-november-postponed-pentagon/

 

Australian police detain five Thai nationals involved in human trafficking

By The Thaiger & The Nation

 

 

Human trafficking from Thailand to Australia’s capital city, Canberra, is under investigation after raids on Fyshwick brothels (massage parlours) this week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053205-australian-police-detain-five-thai-nationals-involved-in-human-trafficking/

 

Traffic right turns banned for three years at Si Nut Intersection

By The Nation

 

 

Right turns from all traffic directions at the Si Nut Intersection on Sri Nakarin-On Nut roads have been banned for three years because of construction.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053208-traffic-right-turns-banned-for-three-years-at-si-nut-intersection/

 

Xiamen Air passenger jet overshoots runway in Manila, no casualties

 

A Xiamen Airlines Boeing 737-800 is pictured next to airport perimeter fence after it overshot the runway at Ninoy Aquino International airport in Paranaque, Metro Manila in Philippines, August 17, 2018. REUTERS/Erik De Castro

 

MANILA (Reuters) - An Xiamen Air aircraft veered off a rain-soaked runway on landing at the Philippine capital's main airport just before midnight, causing widespread flight disruptions on Friday due to a temporary runway closure, officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053209-xiamen-air-passenger-jet-overshoots-runway-in-manila-no-casualties/

 

Pattaya makes effort to reinforce beach smoking ban

PATTAYA:-- Pattaya officials once again began warning tourists they can only light up in designated areas on Pattaya and Dongtan beaches.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053210-pattaya-makes-effort-to-reinforce-beach-smoking-ban/

 

Chonburi dengue cases up 31%, Pattaya 2nd most cases

Chonburi: Already declared a red zone for dengue fever, the Pattaya area already has seen 31% more cases reported this year than in all of 2015, the last time the number of cases reached a critical level.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053211-chonburi-dengue-cases-up-31-pattaya-2nd-most-cases/

 

Demolition debris blocks traffic

PATTAYA:-- Debris from a building being demolished for encroaching on the South Pattaya canal spilled on to the Bali Hai interchange, blocking traffic, but causing no injuries.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053212-demolition-debris-blocks-traffic/

 

Pattaya Police open loan shark complaint center

PATTAYA:-- The Pattaya Police Station has opened a complaint center for people to report loan sharks.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053213-pattaya-police-open-loan-shark-complaint-center/

 

20 encroaching Naklua homes face bulldozer

PATTAYA:-- Demolition orders have been issued for 16 houses that have been homes to Naklua residents for 20 years after Pattaya declared they were built on public land.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053214-20-encroaching-naklua-homes-face-bulldozer/

 

Reeking Jomtien Beach Road sprayed down

PATTAYA:-- Pattaya sanitation workers sprayed Jomtien Beach Road which stank of garbage-scented storm runoff.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053215-reeking-jomtien-beach-road-sprayed-down/

 

Illegal dumping found on island in Chon Buri

CHONBURI: Local authorities on  Ko Kham Yai island in Chonburi province have offered a cash reward, worth 20,000 baht, for information on illegal dumping. The island’s waste problem has started to adversely affect its tourism.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053216-illegal-dumping-found-on-island-in-chon-buri/

 

Broke and busted: Malaysian tourist caught fibbing to Chiang Mai police

By The Nation

 

Source: Chiangmai News

 

A Malaysian tourist who claimed he’d been robbed by a farang man in Muang Chiang Mai has been charged with filing a false police complaint.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053222-broke-and-busted-malaysian-tourist-caught-fibbing-to-chiang-mai-police/

 

Watching Prayuth And ‘Three Friends’ Campaign No Fun For Others

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha waves to the crowd at Thunder Castle Stadium in Buriram province on May 7. Newin Chidchob, in shorts, walks close to him just behind.

 

BANGKOK — Political parties big and small grumbling as they watch junta leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha and pro-junta politicians engage in behavior indistinguishable from campaigning, despite the oft-cited ban on political activities.

 

FUll story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053227-watching-prayuth-and-‘three-friends’-campaign-no-fun-for-others/

 

100 Electric Taxis Coming To Suvarnabhumi

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

 

BANGKOK — A fleet of electric taxis is coming to service Suvarnabhumi Airport early next month, officials said Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053228-100-electric-taxis-coming-to-suvarnabhumi/

 

Is Thaksin putting another nail in Pheu Thai’s coffin?

By Thai PBS Political Desk

 

 

Thaksin Shinawatra’s latest outburst against the Thai military government may come back to haunt him big time. His statements, which sought to uplift Pheu Thai politicians, could be deemed to have violated election laws, which prescribe “dissolution” as the ultimate punishment for political parties influenced by outsiders.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053233-is-thaksin-putting-another-nail-in-pheu-thai’s-coffin/

 

‘Time To Go’ For Bangkok’s Last Video Rental Store

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

Tanee Jiriyasin reflects on 32 years of selling movies, music and more in the bygone era of physical media.

 

BANGKOK — As the final purveyors of physical media surrender to on-demand gigabit streaming and torrenting, a longtime business in Bangkok is giving up the analog ghost.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053235-‘time-to-go’-for-bangkok’s-last-video-rental-store/

 

Bangkok Bombing Trial Remains Stalled 3 Years On

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

A powerful blast left a scene of devastation and killed 20 people Aug. 17, 2015, at Bangkok's Erawan Shrine. More than 100 were injured.

 

BANGKOK — Three years to the day after a deadly terror attack hit the heart of cosmopolitan Bangkok, the trial of two men accused of the crime has made little progress, with only eight witnesses of hundreds of planned witnesses taking the stand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053237-bangkok-bombing-trial-remains-stalled-3-years-on/

 

Signs posted warning land encroachers in Rassada

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Officers have set up official warning signs in front of a 50 rai plot of land on national reserve forest at Klong Bang Chela – Klong Tajeen in Rassada .

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053239-signs-posted-warning-land-encroachers-in-rassada/

 

Kin of Thais who died in Israel to be fully compensated

By Thawee Apisakulchat 
The Nation

 

The Royal Thai Embassy, Tel Aviv group// Thai Embassy

 

The Labour Minister has given orders for the families of two Thai migrant workers who died this month while legally employed in Israel to be given all the compensation and welfare benefits to which they’re entitled.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053240-kin-of-thais-who-died-in-israel-to-be-fully-compensated/

 

Homeless man hit, injured by train in Chumphon

By The Nation

 

 

 

Image: Ban Muang

 

 

A homeless man who has been living near railway tracks in Chumphon's Muang district was hit and injured by a Bangkok-bound passenger train on Thursday night, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053242-homeless-man-hit-injured-by-train-in-chumphon/

 

Nakhon Si Thammarat drug suspect nearly chokes on evidence

By The Nation

 

 

Image: Channel 3

 

Police in Nakhon Si Thammarat had to hold off on arresting a suspected drug dealer on Friday morning while they saved him from choking to death on a wad of banknotes he swallowed in a bid to destroy evidence.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053243-nakhon-si-thammarat-drug-suspect-nearly-chokes-on-evidence/

 

Tourists complain of Pattaya beach rubble

By Thirawat Thongma 
Pattaya

 

 

Tourists have complained about garbage and concrete rubble at a quiet spot on Pattaya Beach. The spot behind the Asia Pattaya Hotel near Khao Phra Tamnak is normally popular with foreign tourists.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053244-tourists-complain-of-pattaya-beach-rubble/

Fraud chief hails Bt13bn in seizures

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

The Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) has successfully confiscated Bt13 billion worth of assets from cases in the past 18 months, said acting Amlo chief Pol Maj Gen Preecha Charoensahayanont on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053246-fraud-chief-hails-bt13bn-in-seizures/

 

Chinese tourist numbers fall as Phuket boat capsize deaths highlight Thailand’s terrible safety record

Tom Tuohy

South China Morning Post

 

Chinese tourists make up a quarter of Thailand’s visitors, but after the handling of the recent boat accident in which 47 Chinese tourists died, and with the kingdom’s lax attitude to safety, authorities need to act quickly and decisively to retain Thailand’s tourism revenue

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053248-chinese-tourist-numbers-fall-as-phuket-boat-capsize-deaths-highlight-thailand’s-terrible-safety-record/

 

Animal rights group files complaint against Surin dog owner

By The Nation

 

 

Animal rights group Watchdog Thailand said on Friday it has sought legal action against a dog owner in Surin who was caught on video beating his dogs.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053250-animal-rights-group-files-complaint-against-surin-dog-owner/