Assault on German tourist - appeal for witnesses and information

 

 

A Facebook poster has appealed to the public after a young German man was assaulted in Phuket.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060786-assault-on-german-tourist-appeal-for-witnesses-and-information/

 

Five top police officers transferred following raid on Chiang Mai gambling den

By The Nation

 

Five senior officers from a police station in Chiang Mai's Muang district were transferred to inactive posts at the Provincial Police Bureau 5 on Saturday after Army troops and Interior Ministry officials raided a gambling den in their jurisdiction.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060789-five-top-police-officers-transferred-following-raid-on-chiang-mai-gambling-den/

 

Facebook page administrator accused of organising road races in Bangkok

By The Nation

 

Metropolitan police on Friday arrested the administrator of a Facebook page for allegedly using the page to organise motorcycle road racing.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060792-facebook-page-administrator-accused-of-organising-road-races-in-bangkok/

 

Unidentified man hit and killed by train in Prachuap Khiri Khan

By The Nation

 

An unidentified man was killed when he was hit by a train in Prachuap Khiri Khan's Thap Sakae district on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060793-unidentified-man-hit-and-killed-by-train-in-prachuap-khiri-khan/

 

82 motorcyclists arrested in Bangkok in road racing clampdown

By The Nation

 

Forty-four adults and 38 teenagers were arrested on Friday for allegedly modifying their motorcycles with the apparent intention to race on Bangkok streets.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060794-82-motorcyclists-arrested-in-bangkok-in-road-racing-clampdown/

 

Hell hath no fury like a Thai woman scorned - South Korean finds out in style

 

Image: Sanook

 

Sanook reported on the case of a Thai woman married to a South Korean man in Korea. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060795-hell-hath-no-fury-like-a-thai-woman-scorned-south-korean-finds-out-in-style/

Ranger killed in grenade blast at his home in Ranong

By The Nation

 

A ranger was killed by a grenade blast at his official residence in Ranong's Muang district on Friday night, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060797-ranger-killed-in-grenade-blast-at-his-home-in-ranong/

 

Tribhum structure ‘conformed with municipal regulations’, says Wichit official 

By The Phuket News

 

What remains of a large section of the Tribhum attraction at Central Phuket Floresta which burnt to the ground last Saturday (Sept 29). Photo: Chalong Municipality
 

PHUKET: An official from Wichit Municipality involved in the investigation into the fire at the Tribhum attraction at Central Phuket Floresta last Saturday (Sept 29) has confirmed that the structure of the attraction that burnt to the ground did meet the municipality’s required safety standards.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060800-tribhum-structure-‘conformed-with-municipal-regulations’-says-wichit-official/

 

Thailand is too noisy - and the Thais themselves are fed up with it!

 

Image: New TV

 

Surveys have shown that one of the biggest problems in Thailand is noise pollution. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060802-thailand-is-too-noisy-and-the-thais-themselves-are-fed-up-with-it/

Paper aeroplane champ Mong Thongdee gets Thai citizenship at last

By The Nation

 

Photo from Mong Thongdee Facebook wall.

 

Mong Thongdee is to become a Thai citizen, almost a decade after earning fame by winning a national paper-aeroplane championship at the age of 12.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060806-paper-aeroplane-champ-mong-thongdee-gets-thai-citizenship-at-last/

Mexico defence chief says legalising opium 'way out' of violence

 

FILE PHOTO: Mexico's Defense Minister General Salvador Cienfuegos, attends the 50th anniversary of the Plan of Assistance to the Population in case of Disaster (Plan DN-III-E) in Mexico City, Mexico July 12, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

 

ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico's defence minister said on Friday legalising opium for medicinal use could contain violence caused by drug gangs fighting over poppy fields and trafficking routes in the country's southwest.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060820-mexico-defence-chief-says-legalising-opium-way-out-of-violence/

Israel's prime minister questioned again in corruption probe

 

 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the 12th time on Friday in connection with a long-running corruption investigation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060825-israels-prime-minister-questioned-again-in-corruption-probe/

 

EU negotiators say Brexit deal 'very close' but details missing

By Gabriela Baczynska and Alastair Macdonald

 

Anti-Brexit demonstrators wave EU and Union flags opposite the Houses of Parliament, in London, Britain, June 19, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's Brexit negotiators believe a divorce deal with Britain is "very close", diplomatic sources said, in a sign a compromise on the most contentious issue of the future Irish border might be in the making, though details were scarce.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060831-eu-negotiators-say-brexit-deal-very-close-but-details-missing/

 

Pattaya hotel cashier arrested for allegedly stealing 2,000 euros from guest

By The Nation

 

 

Police on Friday arrested the cashier of a Pattaya hotel for allegedly stealing 2,000 euros (Bt76,000) from a Finnish tourist and Bt10,000 from the hotel.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060870-pattaya-hotel-cashier-arrested-for-allegedly-stealing-2000-euros-from-finnish-tourist/

 

 

Two Vietnamese men arrested for allegedly pickpocketing German tourist in Bangkok mall

 

 

Two Vietnamese men were arrested Friday at a Bangkok shopping mall for allegedly pickpocketing a German tourist and stealing 2,300 euros (Bt87,000) in July.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060871-two-vietnamese-men-arrested-for-allegedly-pickpocketing-german-tourist-in-bangkok-mall/

 

Korean man arrested on fraud charges amid temple bell-ringing probe

By The Nation

 

 

Immigration police have arrested a South Korean man in Bangkok who is suspected of being involved in seven fraud cases.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060873-korean-man-arrested-on-fraud-charges-amid-temple-bell-ringing-probe/

 

 

Review of tsunami warning system proposed to Phuket

 

 

PHUKET: Asst Prof Dr Tavida Kamolvej, the key person behind Phuket tsunami warning system, proposed to review it for better efficiency, Phuket PR Department announced today (Oct 6).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060875-review-of-tsunami-warning-system-proposed-to-phuket/

 

Heavy weather warning issued for Phuket, Andaman

 

 

PHUKET: The Phuket branch of the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) issued a heavy weather warning for provinces in the Andaman region including Phuket from today until tomorrow (Oc 6-7).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060876-heavy-weather-warning-issued-for-phuket-andaman/

 

Opera singer Montserrat Caballe dies in Barcelona, aged 85

By Emma Pinedo and Jesús Aguado

 

 

MADRID (Reuters) - Renowned soprano Montserrat Caballe, who brought opera into the pop charts by singing "Barcelona" with Freddie Mercury three decades ago, died aged 85 early on Saturday, hospital officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060888-opera-singer-montserrat-caballe-dies-in-barcelona-aged-85/

 

'We just got Banksy-ed': balloon girl painting self-destructs at sale

 

An employee walks with Banksy's "Girl and Balloon" 2009, at Bonhams auction house in London March 23, 2012. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/Files

LONDON (Reuters) - A painting by mysterious British artist Banksy shred itself into pieces at the moment it sold for more than 1 million pounds at a London auction on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060889-we-just-got-banksy-ed-balloon-girl-painting-self-destructs-at-sale/

Promise fulfilled 25 years on in TV film 'My Dinner with Herve'

 

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When journalist Sacha Gervasi set out to do an interview with diminutive French actor Herve Villechaize, best known for playing an evil henchman in Bond film "The Man with the Golden Gun," he had no idea that it would become a 25-year mission to get the story published.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060891-promise-fulfilled-25-years-on-in-tv-film-my-dinner-with-herve/

 

Hamilton storms to 80th pole in Japan, Vettel ninth

By Abhishek Takle

 

 

SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) - Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton seized a record-extending 80th pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday, timing his sole flying lap to perfection while Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel managed only ninth.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060892-hamilton-storms-to-80th-pole-in-japan-vettel-ninth/

 

Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fishmarket holds last auction before move

 

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's famed Tsukiji market, the world's largest fishmarket and a major tourist attraction, held its final tuna auction on Saturday before a controversial move to a new site next week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060893-tokyos-famed-tsukiji-fishmarket-holds-last-auction-before-move/

 

Immigration violations, possible sex trafficking found at Nevada brothels

By Dan Whitcomb

 

 

(Reuters) - An investigation of three legal Nevada brothels owned by a reality TV star and candidate for the state legislature found immigration violations and indications of possible human trafficking, the county sheriff said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060894-immigration-violations-possible-sex-trafficking-found-at-nevada-brothels/

 

Hong Kong press freedom in question as FT journalist denied visa

By Anne Marie Roantree

 

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong has refused to renew a work visa for the Asia news editor of the Financial Times, who is also an official of the city's Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC), a decision that shocked many in the financial hub's international community.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060896-hong-kong-press-freedom-in-question-as-ft-journalist-denied-visa/

 

No specific date set for enforcement of Supreme Court beach evictions in Phuket

By The Phuket News

 

Occupiers of beachfront plots at Layan and Leypang beaches were given until March 5 to vacate their plots or face having their businesses demolished. Photo: Supplied
 

PHUKET: MaAnn Samran, chief of the Cherng Talay Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor), has assured Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana that he will carry out Supreme Court evictions on 178 rai of beachfront land at Layan and Leypang beaches, on Phuket’s west coast.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060897-no-specific-date-set-for-enforcement-of-supreme-court-beach-evictions-in-phuket/

 

Phuket City Municipality invites all to 2018 Veg Fest

By The Phuket News

 

Each of the participating shrines in Phuket will have their own ceremonies and parades during the festival period. Photo: Matt Pond
 

PHUKET: Phuket City Municipality, the Phuket Chinese Shrines Association and Phuket Cultural Association are inviting all to join this year’s Phuket Vegetarian Festival from Tuesday (Oct 9) until Oct 17.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060898-phuket-city-municipality-invites-all-to-2018-veg-fest/

 

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