Taxis biggest problem for tourist police

By The Nation

 

File photo 

 

Taxi problems were the biggest issue for tourist police last year among thousands of arrests, the Tourist Police Bureau said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076018-taxis-biggest-problem-for-thai-tourist-police/

 

Hot : Military prepared for impact of tropical storm Pabuk

 

Samila Beach, Songkhla province on January 2.//Charoon Thongnual

 

The military is on high alert to assist people who may be affected by tropical storm Pabuk that could hit the country tomorrow.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076023-thai-military-prepared-for-impact-of-tropical-storm-pabuk/

 

Thailand is "World Champion in motorcycle deaths" - bad brakes to blame

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Thai media has laid the blame for much of Thailand's appalling motorcycle rider death toll at the door of bad brakes. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076026-thailand-is-world-champion-in-motorcycle-deaths-bad-brakes-to-blame/

 

Total six dead in Phuket during Seven Days of Danger New Year 2019

By The Phuket News

 

Rescue workers attend to a man injured on Thepkrasattri Rd during the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for New Year 2019. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Phuket has concluded the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for New Year 2019 with six dead and 53 injured in 55 accidents reported during the holiday week from last Thursday (Dec 27) through yesterday (Jan 2).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076028-total-six-dead-in-phuket-during-seven-days-of-danger-new-year-2019/

 

Ton up! January 1st road deaths hit 106

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thailand started the New Year with a grim statistic confirming its position at the head of the world's road carnage statistics. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076030-ton-up-january-1st-road-deaths-hit-106/

 

Apple cuts forecast, citing weak China sales amid trade tensions

By Stephen Nellis and Munsif Vengattil

 

FILE PHOTO: A man uses his phone to take pictures outside an Apple store in Beijing, China July 28, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

(Reuters) - Apple Inc <AAPL.O> on Wednesday took the rare step of cutting its quarterly sales forecast, with Chief Executive Tim Cook blaming slowing iPhone sales in China, whose economy has been dragged down by uncertainty around U.S.-China trade relations.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076032-apple-cuts-forecast-citing-weak-china-sales-amid-trade-tensions/

 

Chilly start to New Year on Doi Inthanon mountain

By Nisanart Kangwanwong 
The Nation

 

 

The first frozen dew of 2019 formed atop Doi Inthanon mountain in Chiang Mai's Jom Thong district on Thursday morning when the temperature dropped to -2 degrees Celsius.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076035-chilly-start-to-new-year-on-doi-inthanon-mountain/

 

Netizens praise "Macaroni Man" for clearing up litter after Thais make New Year mess

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Manager reported that Thai social media was full of praise for an Italian man filmed tidying up at a scenic spot after it was left filthy by Thai tourists.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076039-netizens-praise-macaroni-man-for-clearing-up-litter-after-thais-make-new-year-mess/ 

 

Six year old seriously burned as graduation balloon explodes in car

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

A six year old boy is in a serious condition in hospital in Nakorn Pathom after suffering 50% burns to his body.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076044-six-year-old-seriously-burned-as-graduation-balloon-explodes-in-car/

 

Call to tighten up regulations after lantern lands on gas station in Chiang Mai

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Manager reported that a Facebook user had posted a video of a burning lantern falling on a gas station in Chiang Mai. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076050-call-to-tighten-up-regulations-after-lantern-lands-on-gas-station-in-chiang-mai/

 

Two men shot and killed in street after restaurant argument

By The Nation

 

 

Two men were shot and killed in the street in Surat Thani's Muang district early on Thursday after an argument in a restaurant.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076051-surat-thani-two-men-shot-and-killed-in-street-after-restaurant-argument/

 

Fear of a repeat: What happened the last time a tropical storm hit Thailand

 

 

As a tropical storm threatened to hit Thailand for the first time in more than 50 years a Facebook post explained what happened in 1962. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076056-fear-of-a-repeat-what-happened-the-last-time-a-tropical-storm-hit-thailand/

 

Homeless hero saves man drowning in Bangkok canal

By The Nation

 

 

A homeless hero jumped into a Bangkok canal and saved the life of a drowning man early on Thursday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076069-homeless-hero-saves-man-drowning-in-bangkok-canal/

 

Soldier accused of murder, military desertion after wife found in dumpster in Indianapolis

Crystal Hill, Indianapolis Star

 

Peter Van Bawi Lian (Photo: Provided by IMPD)

 

Before Khuang Par, 27, was found dead in a dumpster in Indianapolis last month, a court granted her protection from her husband, court records show.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076076-us-soldier-accused-of-killing-his-wife-and-fleeing-to-thailand-is-wanted-for-murder-and-desertion/

 

Abandoned baby found in grocery box

By The Nation

 

 

A newborn baby boy was found abandoned at a grocery store on Soi Rama 9 in Bangkok's Huai Kwang district on Thursday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076078-abandoned-baby-found-in-grocery-box-in-bangkok/

 

Villagers in Songkhla move to high ground ahead of Pabuk

By The Nation

 

Hat Kaew village

 

Residents of a village close to the sea in Songkhla’s Singkanakorn district have moved their belongings to higher ground in preparation for tropical storm Pabuk, which is expected to land in the Southern region on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076081-villagers-in-songkhla-move-to-high-ground-ahead-of-pabuk/

 

China 'lifts mysterious veil' by landing probe on moon's dark side

By Michael Martina

 

A model of the moon lander for China's Chang'e 4 lunar probe is displayed at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Zhuhai Airshow, in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China November 6, 2018. Picture taken November 6, 2018. Wang Xu/China Space News via REUTERS

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese space probe successfully touched down on the far side of the moon on Thursday, the space agency said, hailing the event as a historic first in the country's space program.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076085-china lifts-mysterious-veil-by-landing-probe-on-moons-dark-side/

 

463 die in New Year crashes

By The Nation

 

 

A total of 463 people died and 3,892 others were wounded in 3,791 road accidents over the New Year holiday's so-called seven dangerous days (December 27-January 2), the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department’s Road Safety Centre announced.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076087-463-die-in-new-year-crashes/

 

Phuket Airport prepares for tropical storm Pabuk

The Phuket News

 

An empty concourse at Phuket International Airport this morning (Jan 3). Photo: Airport

 

PHUKET: All travellers planning to use Phuket International Airport in the coming days are urged to check with their airlines the flight status of the planes they are intending to board as the island braces for heavy rains brought on by tropical storm Pabuk, which is expected to make landfall in Chumphon and Surat Thani, on the Gulf of Thailand, today (Jan 3).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076089-phuket-airport-prepares-for-tropical-storm-pabuk/

 

Bangkok Airways cancels Samui flights

By The Nation

 

Samui Airport // Photo from: Chutiwat Yothanant's facebook

 

Bangkok Airways has cancelled all Samui flights on January 4 amid warnings of torrential downpours caused by the approaching Tropical Storm Pabuk.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076109-bangkok-airways-cancels-samui-flights/

 

Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg reveal they plan to 'make people smile' (and stay away from bashing Trump)

 

Dynamic duo: First-time Golden Globes hosts Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh interviewed each other about their new gig in a cover story for The Hollywood Reporter

 

Andy Samberg, 40, and Sandra Oh, 47, have just five days together to prepare to host this year's Golden Globes after being locked in to helm the show at the last minute.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076113-sandra-oh-and-andy-samberg-reveal-they-plan-to-make-people-smile-and-stay-away-from-bashing-trump/

 

Netflix pleads with fans to stop ‘Bird Box’ challenge

by Nick Reilly

 

Netflix's 'Bird Box' proved a hit over the Christmas period Credit: Netflix

 

Netflix has urged fans to stop taking taking part in the Bird Box challenge, after the horror movie inspired people to undertake everyday tasks while blindfolded.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076115-netflix-pleads-with-fans-to-stop-‘bird-box’-challenge/

 

Ariana Grande, Childish Gambino and Tame Impala to Headline 2019 Coachella Music Festival

by CYDNEY CONTRERAS

 

 

The wait is finally over.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076116-ariana-grande-childish-gambino-and-tame-impala-to-headline-2019-coachella-music-festival/

 

Man held for strangling mother-in-law

By The Nation

 

A 40-year-old Uttaradit man, who allegedly strangled his 61-year-old mother-in-law to death on December 28, was arrested on Thursday at a resort in Sa Kaew's Muang district.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076117-man-held-for-strangling-mother-in-law/

 

Saudi prosecutor seeks death sentence for five suspects in Khashoggi murder case

 

FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator holds a poster with a picture of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi outside the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, Turkey October 25, 2018. REUTERS/Osman Orsal/File Photo

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - A Saudi prosecutor has asked for the death penalty for five of 11 suspects held over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the country's consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, the state news agency SPA reported on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076128-saudi-prosecutor-seeks-death-sentence-for-five-suspects-in-khashoggi-murder-case/

 

No-deal EU exit 'far more likely' if parliament rejects May's deal - minister

 

FILE PHOTO - Britain's Secretary of State for Exiting the EU Stephen Barclay leaves Downing Street in London, Britain, November 28, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is more likely to end up leaving the European Union without a deal if parliament rejects the agreement Prime Minister Theresa May has negotiated with Brussels, Brexit minister Stephen Barclay said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076129-no-deal-eu-exit-far-more-likely-if-parliament-rejects-mays-deal-minister/

 

Lion Air ends search for black box, Indonesian investigators plan own probe

By Cindy Silviana and Fanny Potkin

 

An Indonesian National Transportation Safety Commission (KNKT) official carries debris from the crashed Lion Air flight JT610 at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 4, 2018. REUTERS/Beawiharta/Files

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Lion Air has ended its search for the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from its Boeing 737 MAX jet that crashed into the Java Sea in October, but Indonesian investigators said they plan to launch their own probe as soon as possible.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076130-lion-air-ends-search-for-black-box-indonesian-investigators-plan-own-probe/

 

India's top court says 'every second counts' for miners trapped for three weeks

By Suchitra Mohanty

 

 

FILE PHOTO - Divers use a pulley to enter a coal mine that collapsed in Ksan, in the northeastern state of Meghalaya, India, December 29, 2018. REUTERS/Anuwar Hazarika

 

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the government to list the steps it plans for the rescue of at least 15 miners trapped in a so-called "rat-hole" coal mine for three weeks in a remote hilly state, warning that "every second counts".

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076131-indias-top-court-says-every-second-counts-for-miners-trapped-for-three-weeks/

 

For Shanahan, a very public debut in Trump's cabinet

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by then Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S. May 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Patrick Shanahan was thrust into the spotlight during his debut as acting U.S. defense secretary on Wednesday, sitting next to President Donald Trump as he publicly disparaged Shanahan's predecessor, lampooned the war in Afghanistan and called Syria a land of "sand" and "death."

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076133-for-shanahan-a-very-public-debut-in-trumps-cabinet/

 

North Korea diplomat in Italy missing, South Korean MP says, after asylum report

By Hyonhee Shin and Joyce Lee

 

The flag of North Korea flutters in front of its embassy in Rome, Italy, January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - A North Korean diplomat who was until recently acting ambassador to Italy has gone missing, a South Korean member of parliament said on Thursday, after a South Korean newspaper reported he was seeking asylum in the West.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076134-north-korea-diplomat-in-italy-missing-south-korean-mp-says-after-asylum-report/