‘WHY HASN’T HE SUED?’ 

Elon Musk appears to claim Brit cave hero Vern Unsworth is a ‘paedo’ AGAIN – one month after he apologised for outrageous slur

The Tesla tycoon posted a bizarre series of tweets, some of which he later deleted, suggesting the expert caver had also exaggerated his leading role in the Thai rescue

By Lauren Fruen

 

TESLA tycoon Elon Musk appears to have again claimed the Brit cave hero who spearheaded the rescue of 12 Thai school boys is a ‘paedo’.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054863-elon-musk-appears-to-claim-brit-cave-hero-vern-unsworth-is-a-‘paedo’-again-–-one-month-after-he-apologised-for-outrageous-slur/

 

Business as usual on Koh Tao - no mafia here just a beautiful island!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported on an INN story on Koh Tao in the wake of claims by a British teen that she was drugged and raped there in June.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054864-business-as-usual-on-koh-tao-no-mafia-here-just-a-beautiful-island/

 

Songkhla man arrested in Saraburi with 154,000 meth pills, 10kg of 'ice'

By The Nation

 

Picture: Channel 7

 

A Songkhla man was arrested in Saraburi on Wednesday morning after police at a checkpoint found 154,000 meth amphetamine pills and 10 kilogrammes of crystal meth hidden in his pickup truck.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054867-songkhla-man-arrested-in-saraburi-with-154000-meth-pills-10kg-of-ice/

 

Give your opinion in the great driving license debate! DLT wants to know

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thai media reported that the Department of Land Transport are appealing to the public to give their opinion on controversial plans to jail and heavily fine drivers who don't have a licence.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054870-give-your-opinion-in-the-great-driving-license-debate-dlt-wants-to-know/

 

Undefeated Thai boxer 'Nong Nina', 11, is fighting for her sick mum

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported on a tough little primary school Muay Thai fighter who is undefeated and fighting for her half paralyzed mother.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054871-hat-yai-undefeated-thai-boxer-nong-nina-11-is-fighting-for-her-sick-mum/

 

Bomb at Philippines street festival kills 2, wounds 37

 

MANILA (Reuters) - A homemade bomb hidden under a motorcycle killed two people, one a child, and wounded 37 at a local street festival in the southern Philippines on Tuesday, security officials said, the latest unrest in a region prone to militancy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054874-bomb-at-philippines-street-festival-kills-2-wounds-37/

 

National Thai police chief orders investigation into how traffic cops are "rewarded"

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The head of the police committee looking into changes in traffic regulations has revealed that he has been ordered to set up a committee to review how officers are rewarded for issuing traffic tickets.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054876-national-thai-police-chief-orders-investigation-into-how-traffic-cops-are-rewarded/

 

Thai policy rate rise would not hurt economy - deputy PM

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak speaks during a seminar on fintech in Bangkok, Thailand, June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy is expected to grow more than 4.5 percent this year and it would not be affected if the central bank tightened monetary policy, Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054880-thai-policy-rate-rise-would-not-hurt-economy-deputy-pm/

 

Woman killed in fall from Bangkok condo

By The Nation

 

Picture: Tnews

 

A woman was killed after apparently being pushed from the seventh floor of a condominium building in Bangkok's Bang Bon district on Tuesday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054882-woman-killed-in-fall-from-bangkok-condo/

 

Trump unblocks more Twitter users after U.S. court ruling

By David Shepardson

 

Visitors compose tweets at The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library presented by The Daily Show in West Hollywood, California, U.S., June 8, 2018. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday unblocked some additional Twitter users after a federal judge in May said preventing people from following him violated individuals constitutional rights.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054883-trump-unblocks-more-twitter-users-after-us-court-ruling/

 

Five districts in Nong Khai heavily flooded

 

 

Five districts of the northeastern border province of Nong Khai have been heavily flooded by overflows from tributaries of the Mekong River, local authorities reported this morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054884-five-districts-in-nong-khai-heavily-flooded/

 

Video: Double whammy as motorcycle accident victim is dragged by car for 800 meters

 

 

CCTV footage in Bangkok showed the moment that a motorcyclist collided with a car and came off his bike.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054886-video-double-whammy-as-motorcycle-accident-victim-is-dragged-by-car-for-800-meters/

 

Barging in front of the handicapped - is this the famous "Thainess" we hear about?

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A fed up Thai wheelchair user has gone on Facebook to complain about her own compatriots.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054888-barging-in-front-of-the-handicapped-is-this-the-famous-thainess-we-hear-about/

 

Myanmar spokesman rejects U.N. genocide report

 

Rohingya refugee women hold placards as they take part in a protest at the Kutupalong refugee camp to mark the one-year anniversary of their exodus in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, August 25, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

 

YANGON (Reuters) - A Myanmar government spokesman on Wednesday rejected a report by United Nations investigators that called for top generals to be prosecuted for genocide, saying the international community was making "false allegations".

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054891-myanmar-spokesman-rejects-un-genocide-report/

 

Hunt for Kamala wastewater dumping heads upstream

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Workers cut a channel through the sand so that the fetid water from the canal could flow into the sea at Kamala Beach on Aug 17. Photo: Kamala OrBorTor / file

 

PHUKET: Inspections of a beachfront business and two workers’ camps that were issued formal warnings last week for dumping untreated wastewater into a canal at Kamala Beach have been conducted, with officials saying they are not satisfied with the results and will continue to search upstream for other polluters.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054892-hunt-for-kamala-wastewater-dumping-heads-upstream/

 

More CCTV cameras to be installed on Koh Tao

 

 

SURAT THANI, 29th August 2018 (NNT)-Tourism and Sports Minister Weerasak Kowsurat, says more CCTV cameras will be installed on Ko Tao Island to ensure safety for tourists. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054894-more-cctv-cameras-to-be-installed-on-koh-tao/

 

Bees besiege Times Square street, drawing swarm of tourists

 

A woman reacts to a swarm of bees in Times Square in New York City, U.S., August 28, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - It was a case of hold the honey, double the mustard in Times Square at lunchtime on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054896-bees-besiege-times-square-street-drawing-swarm-of-tourists/

 

Sacked: Worrawoot pays price for winless Asian Games campaign

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

 

Thailand under-23 coach Worrawoot Srimaka has lost his job following the team’s dismal group-stage exit at the Asian Games, Football Association of Thailand (FAT) president Somyot Poompanmoung confirmed yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054905-sacked-worrawoot-pays-price-for-winless-asian-games-campaign/

 

21 hurt in Phetchaburi bus crash

By The Nation

 

Channel 7

 

A driver of a Surat Thani-Bangkok bus dozed off, causing his vehicle to hit a road sign in Phetchaburi early on Wednesday, injuring himself and 20 passengers, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054908-21-hurt-in-phetchaburi-bus-crash/

 

Preschoolers injured in Chiang Rai crash

By The Nation

 

 

A van taking 25 children to a nursery in Chiang Rai's Wiang Pa Pao district crashed into the rear of a truck, injuring the van driver and 14 children.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054909-preschoolers-injured-in-chiang-rai-crash/

 

Thai women reach semis in Jakarta

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

 

The national women’s volleyball team made their back-to-back Asian Games semi-final appearances after they beat Vietnam 3-0 sets (25-23 25-16 25-20) quarter-finals on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054911-asian-games-volleyball-thai-women-reach-semis-in-jakarta/

 

Police search for suspect as 80ft tour boat sunk in Chalong Bay

By The Phuket News

 

The 80-foot tour boat ’Dragon Boy’, better known as the ’Lady Andaman’, in Chalong Bay this morning (Aug 29). Photo: Supplied

 

PHUKET: Police are investigating possible sabotage the led to an 80-foot Phuket tour boat moored in Chalong Bay to be sunk this morning (Aug 29).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054913-police-search-for-suspect-as-80ft-tour-boat-sunk-in-chalong-bay/

 

Man’s old dog ‘Chao Mum’ rescued from Chalong canal

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Prakong Attadham’s 12-year-old dog ’Chao Mum’ somehow found himself stuck in the canal. Photo: Supawatkan Khunarat

 

PHUKET: A 12-year-old dog called ‘Chao Mum’ was rescued from a canal in Chalong this morning (Aug 29) after it became trapped as the banks of the canal had been reinforced with four-metre-high concrete walls.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054914-man’s-old-dog-‘chao-mum’-rescued-from-chalong-canal/

 

Army chief concerned about disinformation in social media

 

 

Army commander-in-chief Gen Chalermchai Sitthisart today expressed concern about fake news and disinformation that will be disseminated in the social media after the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) lifts the ban on political activities.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054915-thai-army-chief-concerned-about-disinformation-in-social-media/

 

Local fishermen call for action to fix garbage dumping in Rassada

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Local fishermen in Rassada are calling for action to be taken against garbage dumping in Tha Chin canal which flows into the sea.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054917-local-fishermen-call-for-action-to-fix-garbage-dumping-in-rassada/

 

Thai man who bottled female tourist apologizes to society and Koh Phangan - she's gone to Dubai

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

The pharmacy worker who smashed a bottle over the hear of a female Portuguese tourist has apologized.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054918-thai-man-who-bottled-female-tourist-apologizes-to-society-and-koh-phangan-shes-gone-to-dubai/

 

Trump, without evidence, blames China for hacking Clinton emails

 

FILE PHOTO: Hillary Clinton, Former U.S. Secretary of State listens to Journalist Tina Brown during the Women In The World Summit in New York City, U.S., April 13, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter early on Wednesday China hacked the emails of 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton but did not offer any evidence or further information.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054920-trump-without-evidence-blames-china-for-hacking-clinton-emails/

 

The Nai Harn awarded for effective water management

By The Thaiger

 

 

The Nai Harn has received a Best Water Treatment Management award from Thailand’s Regional Environment office in Phuket.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054927-the-nai-harn-awarded-for-effective-water-management/

 

Thailand visitor arrivals up 11% in Jan-Jul

 

Photo: Tourism Authority of Thailand

 

Thailand welcomed visitor arrivals of 22,657,730 over the period January-July 2018, up by 11 percent over the same period of 2017, according to preliminary figures tabulated by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. Estimated visitor expenditure also rose significantly, up 14.44 percent to Bt1.18 trillion.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054928-thailand-visitor-arrivals-up-11-in-jan-jul/

 

More details on the new rules regarding work permits and working in Thailand

 

 

Earlier this year it was revealed that Thailand had made major changes to the rules regarding work permits and its foreign labour law.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054929-more-details-on-the-new-rules-regarding-work-permits-and-working-in-thailand/