Welfare scam whistleblower Panida starts PACC job

By The Nation

 

File photo: Panida Yospanya

 

Welfare scam whistleblower Panida Yospanya on Thursday became an operative justice official at the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) Region 4 Office in Khon Kaen, PACC acting secretary-general Wannop Somchintanakun said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1066179-welfare-scam-whistleblower-panida-starts-pacc-job-in-khon-kaen/

 

Nurse, motorcyclist killed as ambulance and bike collide in Chiang Mai

By The Nation

 

Picture: Channel 3

 

A nurse and a young motorcyclist were killed when an ambulance transporting two young patients home collided with the bike before hitting a roadside tree in Chiang Mai's Hot district on Thursday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1066182-nurse-motorcyclist-killed-as-ambulance-and-bike-collide-in-chiang-mai/

 

Taokaenoi opens landmark shop at Centre Point

By The Nation

 

 

Well-known actress Ranee ‘Bella’ Campen is helping Taokaenoi Food and Marketing, the manufacturer and distributor of Taokaenoi seaweed snacks to build a strong brand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1066183-taokaenoi-opens-landmark-shop-at-centre-point/

 

Thai army paid much, much more for same helo used by King power CEO

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Image: Rach1968 / Blogspot

 

BANGKOK — While the media have saturated the country with tributes to the duty-free tycoon who died in a helicopter crash Saturday, a transparency activist noticed something unusual in the details.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1066194-thai-army-paid-much-much-more-for-same-helo-used-by-king-power-ceo/

 

Phuket raids net three suspects, more than 8,000 meth pills

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

More than 8,000 meth pills (ya bah) were seized in the raids. Photo: Sakoo Police

 

PHUKET:-- Police have arrested three drug suspects in Sakoo subdistrict, south of Phuket International Airport, after a series of tip-offs led them to raid two different houses in the area.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1066195-phuket-raids-net-three-suspects-more-than-8000-meth-pills/

 

Ex-convict held for Khon Kaen bike thefts

By Kritmet Loho 
The Nation

 

 

A 35-year-old former prisoner has been arrested after he allegedly stole motorcycles to meet Lao orders for Bt10,000 to Bt20,000 per bike, Khon Kaen police deputy chief Col Jaraspat Suttayasoranakom told the press on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1066197-ex-convict-held-for-khon-kaen-bike-thefts/

 

8 pro-election protest leaders indicted

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

The eight activist leaders imitate a viral anti-junta rap song My Country's Got at the court today.

 

BANGKOK — Eight pro-democracy protest leaders were indicted Thursday for sedition at the South Bangkok Criminal Court.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1066198-8-pro-election-protest-leaders-indicted/

 

Actor’s parents meet police over fraud charges

By The Nation

 

 

Actor Jiratpisit “Boom” Jaravijit's parents Wisit and Lertchatkamon Jaravijit met Crime Suppression Division (CSD) investigators on Thursday to acknowledge a charge of colluding in money-laundering.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1066199-actor’s-parents-meet-police-over-fraud-charges/

 

Winter Soldier and Falcon TV series on the way from Marvel
by Mike Cecchini

 

 

Marvel and Star Wars fans should be thrilled that Disney is launching their own streaming service.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1066200-winter-soldier-and-falcon-tv-series-on-the-way-from-marvel/

 

Michael Jackson heads list of 2018 highest earning dead celebrities

By Alix Culbertson, news reporter

 

Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson and John Lennon are among the top 10 highest earning dead celebrities

 

A list of this year's highest paid dead celebrities has placed Michael Jackson at the top by a massive £282m.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1066201-michael-jackson-heads-list-of-2018-highest-earning-dead-celebrities/

 

Stranger Things season 3 plot spoilers hint at dark twists for the gang and a major comeback

BY MEGAN DAVIES

 

NETFLIX

 

Beyond the teasers from the cast that have told us how Stranger Things season 3 will be the "biggest", "grossest", most risk-taking season yet, the actual plot has been kept tightly under wraps.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1066202-stranger-things-season-3-plot-spoilers-hint-at-dark-twists-for-the-gang-and-a-major-comeback/

 

140kg teen falls from Chachoengsao train

By The Nation

 

A 16-year-old, who appeared to be overweight, fell from a train while boarding it to school at Chachoengsao railway station and was severely injured.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1066218-140kg-teen-falls-from-chachoengsao-train/

 

Bangkok driver injured in gas explosion

By The Nation

 

 

A teenage motorist was injured when he charged his mobile phone while driving, triggering a small explosion of leaked gas inside his car on a Bangkok road on Thursday morning, police said.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1066221-bangkok-driver-injured-in-gas-explosion/

 

Thai boxers' images find their way onto Gay Porn website

 

 

Two Thai boxers have gone to tech police to complain that someone has used their images on a gay website.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1066222-thai-boxers-images-find-their-way-onto-gay-porn-website/

 

DLT put brakes on company's plans for meter-less taxis in Bangkok

 

 

 

The Department of Land Transport has told a company that planned to start a taxi service in the capital using cabs with no meter that it is a no go. 

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1066223-dlt-put-brakes-on-companys-plans-for-meter-less-taxis-in-bangkok/

 

Thai Airways flight makes emergency stop in Hong Kong for sick passenger. 

 

 

A Thai Airways flight from Bangkok to Seoul in South Korea was forced to make an emergency stop after a male passenger fell sick.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1066224-thai-airways-flight-makes-emergency-stop-in-hong-kong-for-sick-passenger/

 

Koh Tarutao archipelago goes plastic-free

By The Thaiger

 

File photo

 

The Tarutao Islands National Park has been declared as an area free of plastic and styrofoam containers for the current tourist season.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1066229-koh-tarutao-archipelago-goes-plastic-free/

 

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