Myanmar generals had 'genocidal intent' against Rohingya, must face justice - U.N.

By Stephanie Nebehay

 

FILE PHOTO: Aerial view of a burnt Rohingya village near Maungdaw, in the north of Rakhine State, Myanmar, September 27, 2017. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - Myanmar's military carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya with "genocidal intent" and the commander-in-chief and five generals should be prosecuted for orchestrating the gravest crimes under law, U.N. investigators said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054626-myanmar-generals-had-genocidal-intent-against-rohingya-must-face-justice-un/

 

Investors to get their say after Musk scuttles Tesla buyout

By Joshua Franklin

 

FILE PHOTO: Tesla superchargers are installed at the Quinte Mall in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, May 6, 2018. REUTERS/David Lucas/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Investors on Monday will render their verdict on Tesla Inc <TSLA.O> Chief Executive Elon Musk's decision to abandon a proposed $72 billion buyout to take the luxury electric car maker private.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054629-investors-to-get-their-say-after-musk-scuttles-tesla-buyout/

 

Local police ordered to investigate alleged Koh Tao rape

By Tim Newton

 

 

…meanwhile local blogger CSI LA has made contact with an English reporter shedding more light on the English victim’s story.

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054603-island-rape-claim-samui-times-has-vendetta-against-koh-tao-as-committee-set-up/?do=findComment&amp;comment=13308496

 

Uttama, Sontirat deny they are quitting to jump into politics

 

 

Industry Minister Uttama Savanayana and Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong,  who have been linked to a new political party being formed to support Prime Minister Gen Prayuth Chan-o-cha’s return to power, today dismissed a press report that they were resigning from their cabinet posts to go into politics.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054633-uttama-sontirat-deny-they-are-quitting-to-jump-into-politics/

 

Portuguese man arrested in Phuket for illegal possession of firearm, ammunition

By The Phuket News

 

The arrest of the man, who police have declined to name, came after his wife went to Chalong Police Station on Friday (Aug 24) to report him for assault on herself and their child. Photo: The Phuket News / File

 

PHUKET: A Portuguese man was arrested on Saturday morning (Aug 25) after he was found to be in illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054635-portuguese-man-arrested-in-phuket-for-illegal-possession-of-firearm-ammunition/

 

Complaints Against the Homeless at Jang Sri Phum

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Locals are reportedly disturbed by homeless and drug addicts who have settled at Jang Sri Phum.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054641-complaints-against-the-homeless-at-jang-sri-phum/

 

Celebrate Melissa McCarthy's Birthday By Voting for Her Best Role So Far

by JOHNNI MACKE

 

Image: WB; Universal

 

Attention, Melissa McCarthy fans: today is the actress' birthday. We repeat, today is Melissa McCarthy's birthday!

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054642-celebrate-melissa-mccarthys-birthday-by-voting-for-her-best-role-so-far/

 

Van Gogh was not unappreciated in his lifetime, myth-busting letter shows

By Hannah Furness

 

Vincent van Gogh, Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear. 1889

 

He has been held up as a quintessential artist unappreciated in his own lifetime, a tortured genius selling just a solitary painting before his suicide.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054643-van-gogh-was-not-unappreciated-in-his-lifetime-myth-busting-letter-shows/

 

7 times movie actors underwent massive body transformations for films no-one even saw

BY HUGH ARMITAGE

 

PARAMOUNT / FILMAX

 

Extreme body transformations are increasingly popular in Hollywood, whether you're Hugh Jackman turning into a mountain of bone and gristle to play Wolverine or Matthew McConaughey wasting away in Dallas Buyers Club.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054644-7-times-movie-actors-underwent-massive-body-transformations-for-films-no-one-even-saw/

 

Thais top list for family travel

By The Nation

 

 

Asian travellers engage in more multi-generation and extended family trips, with 77 per cent of Thais had five or more family breaks in the past year, according to online travel agent Agoda.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054647-thais-top-list-for-family-travel/

 

Woman dies after being hit by crashing song-taew in front of her Bangkok home

By The Nation

 

A 69-year-old woman was hit and killed by a song taew minibus in front of her house in Bangkok’s Huai Khwang district on Monday morning.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054648-woman-dies-after-being-hit-by-crashing-song-taew-in-front-of-her-bangkok-home/

 

Rice water not firewater: vendor complains over ‘wrongful arrest’

By Khanathit Srihirundaj 
The Nation

 

 

A vendor selling a drink derived from khao mak, a slightly alcoholic traditional dessert, complained on Monday he was wrongfully arrested at a “One Tambon, One Product” (Otop) fair in Buri Ram province on August 11. He was held for allegedly selling sato, a distilled alcohol concoction made from rice.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054649-rice-water-not-firewater-vendor-complains-over-‘wrongful-arrest’/

 

Isaan granny takes sixth grade finals

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

 

YASOTHON — Kesorn Sookserm pressed her schoolgirl uniform, held up her yellow umbrella and pedaled off to school Sunday to sit for her sixth grade final exams, books and pencils in her basket.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054652-isaan-granny-takes-sixth-grade-finals/

 

Krabi villagers oppose garbage-separation project

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

A group of villagers in Krabi’s Klong Thom district on Monday submitted a letter voicing their opposition to the planned construction of a garbage-separation plant in their tambon.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054660-krabi-villagers-oppose-garbage-separation-project/

 

Thai Facebook users condemn Thai man for hitting foreign woman on head with bottle

By The Nation

 

 

Many Thai Facebook users have condemned a Thai man for hitting a western tourist on the head with a bottle and wounding her on Sunday night during the Full Moon Party festival on Koh Pha-ngan, in Surat Thani province.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054613-video-western-female-tourist-smashed-over-the-head-with-glass-bottle-at-full-moon-party/?page=3&amp;tab=comments#comment-13309073

 

Appeals Court rejects Premchai’s request to have his case transferred

 

 

The Appeals Court has rejected the request of Itallian-Thai Development Pcl chief executive officer Premchai Karnasuta to have the panther hunting case transferred from Thong Phaphum provincial court to the Region 7 Corruption Court.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054662-appeals-court-rejects-premchai’s-request-to-have-his-case-transferred/

 

RTP confirm charges for Phuket boat disaster, additional charges added

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Pol Maj Gen Surachate Hakparn, deputy chief of the Tourist Police Bureau, speaks at today’s press conference. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- Officers from the Royal Thai Police in Bangkok have today confirmed that the owner of the ‘Phoenix’ tour boat, its captain and engineer are to be charged with recklessness causes death and injury to others and that shareholders in TC Blue Co Ltd also face charges of ang-yee (running an illegal secret organisation).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054663-rtp-confirm-charges-for-phuket-boat-disaster-additional-charges-added/

 

Big Joke sent to Koh Tao as Brit backpacker urged to return to island

 

Image: Surat Thani police investigating claims of a 19 British backpacker that she was raped on Koh Tao. Mgr Online

 

Pol Maj-Gen Surachet Hakparn, deputy commissioner of Tourist Police Bureau, will visit Koh Tao on Tuesday as part of investigation into claims made by a British backpacker that she was raped on the island.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054665-big-joke-sent-to-koh-tao-as-brit-backpacker-urged-to-return-to-island/

 

Godzilla mosquito repellent banned after death of puppies

By Somjit Rungjamratrassamee

The Nation

 

 

Thai authorities warned the public on Monday against Godzilla, a mosquito repellent brand imported from Myanmar, following reports that three puppies had died after inhaling its fumes.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054669-godzilla-mosquito-repellent-banned-after-death-of-puppies/

 

Govt to allow households to pay utility bills via PromptPay

By The Nation

 

Apisak

 

The government is going to allow households to pay their tap water and electricity bills via the PromptPay channel without being charged a transaction fee, as part of its efforts to promote a cashless society, Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong said on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054670-govt-to-allow-households-to-pay-utility-bills-via-promptpay/

 

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