Arrest sought for Kalasin man posing on Facebook as "Navy Seal who rescued cave boys"

 

Picture: Sanook

 

The Navy went to Sattahip cops yesterday to call for the arrest of a man living in Kalasin who is posing on Facebook as a Navy Seal. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060095-arrest-sought-for-kalasin-man-posing-on-facebook-as-navy-seal-who-rescued-cave-boys/

 

Saraburi gran says grandson, 7, knocked down by PE teacher

 

 

A Saraburi grandmother has gone to the police for the second time after her grandson was assaulted by a PE teacher at a school in Chalermprakiat district. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060097-saraburi-gran-says-grandson-7-knocked-down-by-pe-teacher/

 

Video: Farang singing the Thai National Anthem praised online

 

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Thai social media was awash with praise and admiration for a westerner filmed with a straight back proudly mouthing the words to the Thai national anthem. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060099-video-farang-singing-the-thai-national-anthem-praised-online/

 

Thai woman arrested for procuring girl, 13, for elderly Japanese man

By The Nation

 

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A Thai woman was arrested early on Wednesday for allegedly soliciting a 13-year-old girl to sell sex to a 71-year-old Japanese man in Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060100-thai-woman-arrested-for-procuring-girl-13-for-elderly-japanese-man/

 

Seventh grader in Ubon Ratchathani found hanged after leaving suicide voice clip

By The Nation

 

A 14-year-old girl was found hanged at the house where she lived with her grandmother in Ubon Ratchathani on Wednesday morning, after recording a goodbye message the night before.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060101-seventh-grader-in-ubon-ratchathani-found-hanged-after-leaving-suicide-voice-clip/

 

More CCTV cameras being installed around Kathu

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Baddies, look up. Big brother is watching you… yes YOU.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060102-more-cctv-cameras-being-installed-around-kathu/

 

Russian wanted on Interpol red warrant arrested in Pattaya

By The Nation

 

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A Russian man wanted on an Interpol red warrant is in custody after police caught up with him in Pattaya on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060103-russian-wanted-on-interpol-red-warrant-arrested-in-pattaya/

 

Whether its traffic problems or crime Pattaya police are ready for High Season

 

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Pattaya's finest have said they are ready for the tourist high season. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060104-whether-its-traffic-problems-or-crime-pattaya-police-are-ready-for-high-season/

Tsunami fears: Report shows that tourists would be in trouble if a giant wave hit Thailand again

 

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Following the devastating earthquake and massive tsunami that hit Indonesia on Friday the Thai media have asked the question:

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060108-tsunami-fears-report-shows-that-tourists-would-be-in-trouble-if-a-giant-wave-hit-thailand-again/

Big Joke pleases China with arrest of near billion dollar "gang of four" fraudsters!

 

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Crime buster Maj-Gen Surachate Hakpan is having a busy week - his first as chief of immigration.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060113-big-joke-pleases-china-with-arrest-of-near-billion-dollar-gang-of-four-fraudsters/

 

Pensioner's plea! Thais have robbed me blind and I can't get home

 

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A Dutch man who claimed to be 70 years old was pictured sitting next to signs saying he had been robbed by Thais.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060117-pensioners-plea-thais-have-robbed-me-blind-and-i-cant-get-home/

 

Thai "caveman" has given up on Thai women - welcomes foreign ladies into his lair

 

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A Thai blogger who lives in a cave has defended his lifestyle saying that he is doing nothing wrong. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060122-thai-caveman-has-given-up-on-thai-women-welcomes-foreign-ladies-into-his-lair/

 

Buriram Gets Ready for the First Ever Muay Thai Expo and MotoGP

 

 

In just two days the world’s first Muay Thai Expo will debut its

artistry to the world. Hosted by the Sports Authority of Thailand,

the four day long event will take place in conjunction with

Thailand’s first ever MotoGP.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060123-buriram-gets-ready-for-the-first-ever-muay-thai-expo-and motogp/

 

Healthcare demand has hospitals in Northeast close to ‘collapse’

By Pornpan Phetchsaen 
The Nation

 

Photo Courtesy of Facebook.com/thiravat.hemachudha 

 

Overcrowding at some hospitals in the Northeast has resulted in complaints about overworked staff verbally chastising people seeking treatment.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060125-healthcare-demand-has-hospitals-in-northeast-close-to-‘collapse’/

 

Husband shoots estranged wife dead and flees

By The Nation

 

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A man shot dead his estranged wife in Samut Sakhon's Muang district on Wednesday morning before drinking herbicide and fleeing the scene, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060126-samut-sakhon-husband-shoots-estranged-wife-dead-and-flees/

 

Papers, please: 64 Myanmar nationals rounded up in Tak

By The Nation

 

 

Immigration police and soldiers arrested 64 Myanmar nationals in an inspection of a migrant community in Tak on Wednesday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060128-papers-please-64-myanmar-nationals-rounded-up-in-tak/

 

Aswin comes clean on Bangkok flooding

By The Nation

 

 

Bangkok Governor Pol Gen Aswin Kwanmuang has admitted that the 20cm-deep flooding at Bang Khen roundabout on Monday that took two hours to drain was because city officials could not get the key to turn on water pumps.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060136-governor-aswin-comes-clean-on-bangkok-flooding/

 

Thailand will stick to 2019 date for general election, deputy PM says

 

Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan during an announcement the junta's two year accomplishments at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, September 15, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/Files

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - There will be no delays to a general election planned in Thailand for 2019, the deputy prime minister said on Wednesday, amid the concerns of government critics and the opposition that it could be pushed back.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060138-thailand will-stick-to-2019-date-for-general-election-deputy-pm-prawit-says/

 

New Jj Green? New Night Market To Open Friday In Ratchada

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

Photo: Green Vintage Ratchada / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — Two weeks after iconic night market JJ Green was shut forever, a new night market will pop up only a few kilometers away.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060140-new-jj-green-new-night-market-to-open-friday-in-ratchada/

 

Driver killed, five passengers injured in Korat

By The Nation

 

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The driver of an SUV was killed and five passengers were injured when it crashed into a roadside tree in Nakhon Ratchasima's Wang Nam Khiew district on Wednesday at 3:45am on highway 304 in Ban Ba Dan village, Tambon Udomsup.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060141-driver-killed-five-passengers-injured-in-korat/

 

City Promises To Pay BACC Utility Bills – But Nothing Else

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

Photo: Bangkok Art and Culture Centre / Courtesy

 

BANGKOK — A week after the city sent a utility termination notice to a downtown public arts venue, City Hall officials said they had agreed to pay for it – but no other maintenance costs.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060143-bangkok-administration-promises-to-pay-bacc-utility-bills-–-but-nothing-else/

 

Crocodile farms in Krabi checked after wandering croc captured

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Officials from the Krabi Fisheries Office have checked crocodile farms around Krabi after locals caught a two metre crocodile in a mangrove forest in Klongtom this week, while another crocodile has been sighted in the same area.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060145-crocodile-farms-in-krabi-checked-after-wandering-croc-captured/

 

Chinese movie star Fan Bingbing hit with huge tax evasion fines

 

71st Cannes Film Festival - Photocall for the film "355" - Cannes, France May 10, 2018. Fan Bingbing poses on a pier. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/Files

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has ordered A-list movie star Fan Bingbing to pay about 884 million yuan ($129 million) in overdue taxes and fines, state news agency Xinhua said on Wednesday, as a crackdown on tax evasion in the entertainment industry gathers momentum.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060147-chinese-movie-star-fan-bingbing-hit-with-huge-tax-evasion-fines/

 

Nigerian man, Thai woman held over ‘romance' scam

By The Nation

 

Picture: INN

 

Police have arrested a Thai woman and a Nigerian man for having allegedly deceived at least three Thai women to transfer them some Bt444,900 in a romance scam.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060150-nigerian-man-thai-woman-held-over-‘romance-scam/

 

Lindsay Lohan's Controversial Instagram Live Video Is Now A Meme

By Sam Prance

 

 

If you've been anywhere near the internet recently, you will have probably seen Lindsay Lohan has been trending for reasons which you couldn't even begin to imagine.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060166-lindsay-lohans-controversial-instagram-live-video-is-now-a-meme/

 

Chris Hemsworth shares his best fitness advice for busy dads

By Ed Cooper

 

 

We've proved, time and again, that you can lose fat and build muscle in myriad ways — from using just your bodyweight to a pair of dumbbells to a treadmilland so much more. 

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060167-chris-hemsworth-shares-his-best-fitness-advice-for-busy-dads/

 

Could ABBA release a new album soon?

By Rhian Daly

 

ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson

 

ABBA‘s Björn Ulvaeus has suggested the band could release a new album following recent recording sessions.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060168-could-abba-release-a-new-album-soon/

 

Leading culinary school relocates

By The Nation

 

 

Dusit International and Le Cordon Bleu International celebrate the 11th anniversary of their partnership by unveiling a new location for Le Cordon Bleu Dusit Culinary School.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060169-leading-culinary-school-relocates/

 

Thai woman arrested for opening Malaysian scam gang account

By The Nation

 

 

Crime Suppression Division police have arrested a Thai woman in Nakhon Si Thammarat for opening a bank account for a Malaysian call centre gang to use.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060170-thai-woman-arrested-for-opening-malaysian-scam-gang-account/

 

Conservative lawmaker calls on UK PM May to resign just minutes before speech

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Conservative lawmaker James Duddridge on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Theresa May to resign just minutes before she took the stage for the party’s annual conference.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060177-conservative-lawmaker-calls-on-uk-pm-may-to-resign-just-minutes-before-speech/