Pattaya to add more motorcycle taxis in January

PATTAYA:--Pattaya will add to its large stable of motorcycle taxis when registration opens again Jan. 1.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072065-pattaya-to-add-more-motorcycle-taxis-in-january/

 

Baht bus driver vindicated after report he ejected bleeding Russian

PATTAYA:--A Pattaya baht bus driver was fined 1,000 baht for slamming on the brakes, injuring a Russian tourist, leading to a bogus claim that almost cost the driver his license.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072066-baht-bus-driver-vindicated-after-report-he-ejected-bleeding-russian/

 

Jomtien traffic lines confuse

PATTAYA:--New safety lines painted across a Jomtien Beach intersection has both drivers and pedestrians scratching their heads as to their meaning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072067-jomtien-traffic-lines-confuse/

 

Pattaya neglecting newly rebuilt beach

PATTAYA:--Tourists are complaining that all the money and effort Pattaya has expended to rebuild its beach is being wasted through neglected maintenance.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072068-pattaya-neglecting-newly-rebuilt-beach/

 

Navy holds forum on U-tapao airport, Eastern Aviation City projects

SATTAHIP:--The Navy opened a forum this past week on the selection of contractors for U-tapao airport and Eastern Aviation City development projects.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072069-navy-holds-forum-on-u-tapao-airport-eastern-aviation-city-projects/

 

Pattaya temple paying reward to ID pet dumpers

PATTAYA:--Wat Boonsamphan is offering 1,000-baht rewards for anyone who can identify the people dumping unwanted dogs and cats at the temple. To date, more than 200 have been set loose there.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072071-pattaya-temple-paying-reward-to-id-pet-dumpers/

 

Completion of accessible Sukhumvit overpass set for year-end

PATTAYA:--The wheelchair-accessible pedestrian bridge across Sukhumvit Road should be completed by year-end, the Father Ray Foundation said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072072-completion-of-accessible-sukhumvit-overpass-set-for-year-end/

 

Would-be gold thief locked inside shop

PATTAYA:--A Surin mahout got locked inside the Sattahip gold shop he attempted to rob thanks to quick thinking by a store clerk.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072074-would-be-gold-thief-locked-inside-shop/

 

Norwegian Embassy welcomes new Ambassador to Thailand

by Lærke Weensgaard 

 

Photo: Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok

 

The Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok gave a warm welcome to the new Ambassador H.E. Ms. Kjersti Rødsmoen, who formally took up her duties as the Ambassador of Norway to Thailand on 5 December 2018.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072078-norwegian-embassy-welcomes-new-ambassador-to-thailand/

 

New dual track rail line in Khon Kaen being trialled

 

 

KHON KAEN, 7th December 2018 (NNT) – State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has begun testing its dual track rail line between Chira Road and Khon Kaen, which is slated to complete construction next year. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072082-new-dual-track-rail-line-in-khon-kaen-being trialled/

 

Prawit Plays Down Republican Threat

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

A photo published by the Organization for a Thai Federation purports to show a group of people unfurl a republican flag in Udon Thani province. Image: Organization for a Thai Federation / YouTube

 

BANGKOK — Deputy junta chairman Prawit Wongsuwan said Friday a Thai republican group believed operating from Laos should not be taken seriously.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072085-prawit-plays-down-republican-threat/

 

Australian Bahraini dissident told he will face extradition hearing in Thailand

Hakeem Al-Araibi, who has refugee status in Australia, has been held in detention in Bangkok for 10 days

Helen Davidson

 

The Bahraini dissident refugee Hakeem Al-Araibi has been told he will appear in a Thai court on Friday morning for a hearing to decide on Bahrain’s extradition request.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072086-australian-bahraini-dissident-told-he-will-face-extradition-hearing-in-thailand/

 

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Leicester City helicopter crash investigators say tail rotor controls failed

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur - Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, Britain - November 3, 2018 General view of the screen showing the victims of the Leicester helicopter crash which included chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha before the match Action Images via Reuters/Ed Sykes

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British air accident investigators looking into the cause of the helicopter crash that killed Leicester City soccer club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha said on Thursday that the failure of the tail rotor mechanism had caused the pilot to lose control.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072050-investigators-reveal-cause-of-leicester-city-helicopter-crash/?do=findComment&comment=13629114

 

One dead as truck ploughs into Phitsanulok market

By The Nation

 

Picture: Channel 3

 

One person was killed and another hospitalised when a trailer truck ploughed into stalls at a market in Phitsanulok on Friday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072090-one-dead-as-truck-ploughs-into-phitsanulok-market/

 

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Fifa asks Thailand to free Bahraini footballer 

By The Nation

 

The International Federation of Association Football (Fifa) has called on Thailand to allow former Bahraini national footballer Hakeem al-Araibi to return to Australia, where he has been granted refugee status.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072086-australian-bahraini-dissident-told-he-will-face-extradition-hearing-in-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=13629160

 

Bikie sentenced to death in Thailand to be released after just three years

Exclusive by South-East Asia correspondent Liam Cochrane and Supattra Vimonsuknopparat

 

PHOTO: Antonio Bagnato was sentenced to death last year over the 2015 murder of a Hells Angels boss. (AAP: Facebook)

 

An Australian kickboxer previously convicted of the murder of a Hells Angels drug trafficker is expected to be released from jail today, despite an ongoing appeal.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072092-aussie-hells-angel-sentenced-to-death-in-thailand-to-be-released-after-just-three-years/

 

Four days of cold weather in the North and the Northeast during Dec 7-10

 

 

People in the North and the Northeast will be enjoying a feel of cold weather for four days starting today, with temperature dropping 2-4 degrees Celsius as a direct result of a strong cold front from China which is spreading from Laos to cover the upper parts of Thailand, said the Meteorological Department.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072104-four-days-of-cold-weather-in-the-north-and-the-northeast-during-dec-7-10/

 

Government dismisses Credit Suisse Wealth Report about Thailand’s wealth gap as unreliable

 

 

The government has dismissed Credit Suisse Wealth Report 2018 which put Thailand as the world’s Number One country with the highest wealth gap between the rich and the poor as “inaccurate, incomplete and unreliable”.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072107-government-dismisses-credit-suisse-wealth-report-about-thailand’s-wealth-gap-as-unreliable/

 

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NESDB denies Thailand has biggest income gap in world

By The Nation

 

Thailand's national economic planning agency has denied that the country is the most unequal in the world but admits that the income gap remains a challenging issue

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072107-government-dismisses-credit-suisse-wealth-report-about-thailand’s-wealth-gap-as-unreliable/?do=findComment&comment=13629652

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Thailand World’s Most Unequal Nation? Govt Says Not

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Shoppers and tourists at IconSiam shopping mall on Nov. 9.

 

BANGKOK — A government spokesman on Friday hit back at a Swiss bank report claiming Thailand has the world’s most unequal distribution of wealth.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072107-government-dismisses-credit-suisse-wealth-report-about-thailand’s-wealth-gap-as-unreliable/?do=findComment&comment=13629662

Kevin Hart steps down as Oscars host after three days of controversy

by Kate Lyons

 

Comedian Kevin Hart has stepped down as host of the 2019 Academy Awards after outcry over comments over the LGBTQ community. Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

 

Kevin Hart has announced he is stepping down as host of next year’s Oscars ceremony following an outcry over perceived homophobic comments and tweets from the comedian.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072122-kevin-hart-steps-down-as-oscars-host-after-three-days-of-controversy/

 

Golden Globes 2019: it's Dick Cheney v Lady Gaga in a surreal title fight

by Peter Bradshaw

 

Christian Bale as Dick Cheney, left, and Sam Rockwell as George W Bush in Vice. Photograph: Matt Kennedy/AP

 

While the critical consensus has been building around A Star Is Born, Roma and The Favourite, the Golden Globes nomination list has launched a surprise new frontrunner.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072124-golden-globes-2019-its-dick-cheney-v-lady-gaga-in-a-surreal-title-fight/

 

Did you notice this connection between Gremlins and Back to the Future?

BY IAN SANDWELL

 

WARNER BROS.

 

It's approaching that chilly yet nostalgic time of year again, so you're probably getting ready for the annual rewatch of festive classic Gremlins.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072125-did-you-notice-this-connection-between-gremlins-and-back-to-the-future/

 

Bangkok cabbie has license suspended for dumping Korean passengers

 

 

A taxi driver has been fined a total of 2,000 baht and had his license suspended for one month for dumping two Korean passengers.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072126-bangkok-cabbie-has-license-suspended-for-dumping-korean-passengers/

 

Woman claims specialist's misdiagnosis cost her ovary, womb and kidney

By Seksanti Kanlayanawisut 
The Nation

 

 

A 33-year-old woman has accused a medical specialist of malpractice which led to the removal of her ovary and womb and the loss of one of her kidneys without permission.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072139-woman-claims-specialists-misdiagnosis-cost-her-ovary-womb-and-kidney/

 

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Thailand Live Saturday 8 Dec 2018

 

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