Three children drown in Ubon Ratchathani river

By The Nation

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Three children drowned in the Chi River in Ubon Ratchathani’s Kuang Nai district on Sunday evening when they tried to save a drowning friend, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076757-three-children-drown-in-ubon-ratchathani-river/

 

Transport Co to launch universal bus reservation system next year

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

The Transport Company is to launch a universal inter-province bus ticket reservation system next year to make so that passengers can book tickets through a single website, its managing director said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076758-transport-co-to-launch-universal-bus-reservation-system-next-year/

 

After the carnage that killed six: "Negligent" driver fined 5,000 baht, dead get 30K each

 

 

Daily news reported on the aftermath of the tour bus that crashed in Pahonyothin Road, Pathum Thani at the weekend. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076760-after-the-carnage-that-killed-six-negligent-driver-fined-5000-baht-dead-get-30k-each/

 

Large search party out looking for Ukrainian couple missing in Krabi jungle

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A three hour search for a missing Ukrainian couple had failed to locate the pair lost in Khao Ngon Nak, Krabi yesterday evening. They had ignored warnings about walking in the area. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076763-large-search-party-out-looking-for-ukrainian-couple-missing-in-krabi-jungle/

 

After the storm: Everything back to normal as tourists return to Krabi islands

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that Thai and foreign tourists were once again flocking to islands in Krabi after storm Pabuk has passed. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076766-after-the-storm-everything-back-to-normal-as-tourists-return-to-krabi-islands/

 

Video: Foreign tourists praised for mass clean up after the storm in Samui

 

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Dozens of foreign tourists were filmed clearing up the beaches on Koh Samui after Storm Pabuk had passed through.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076770-video-foreign-tourists-praised-for-mass-clean-up-after-the-storm-in-samui/

 

Hapless old taxi driver admits "he has a problem judging distances"

 

 

A Bangkok taxi driver admitted that he has a problem with distances after he nearly drove himself and his passenger into a klong in Chacherngsao. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076773-hapless-old-taxi-driver-admits-he-has-a-problem-judging-distances/

 

 

Normal life resumes in Songkhla after Pabuk passes through

By The Nation

 

File photo : Songkhla

 

Life has returned to normal in Songkhla following tropical storm Pabuk, which swept across the Southern region at the end of last week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076775-normal-life-resumes-in-songkhla-after-pabuk-passes-through/

 

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Rights group urges Thailand not to return Saudi woman fleeing family

By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Ghaida Ghantous

 

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, a Saudi woman who claims to be fleeing her country and family and is currently in Bangkok, Thailand, is shown in this undated photo obtained by Reuters from social media. @rahaf84427714/via REUTERS

 

BANGKOK/DUBAI (Reuters) - A human rights group urged Thai authorities on Monday to halt plans to deport an 18-year-old Saudi woman who says she is fleeing abuse from her family and fears they will kill her if she is returned home.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076721-saudi-woman-held-at-bangkok-airport-says-fears-death-if-sent-back/?do=findComment&comment=13712229

 

Not again! Old lady's pension fund goes missing from Thai bank

 

 

A man went on Facebook to complain that his aging mother's pension money had been stolen from her account. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076777-not-again-old-ladys-pension-fund-goes-missing-from-thai-bank/

 

U.S.'s Bolton says Turkey must not attack Kurdish fighters once U.S. leaves Syria

By Steve Holland

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser John Bolton speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 27, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - White House national security adviser John Bolton added a new condition on Sunday to the U.S. withdrawal from Syria, saying Turkey must agree to protect the United States' Kurdish allies.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076778-uss-bolton-says-turkey-must-not-attack-kurdish-fighters-once-us-leaves-syria/

 

Video: Irate netizens slam seafood restaurant for inappropriate crotch show with child

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Furious Thai netizens laid into a seafood restaurant after a show featuring staff members went viral on social media. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076779-video-irate-netizens-slam-seafood-restaurant-for-inappropriate-crotch-show-with-child/

 

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Ukrainian couple rescued from Krabi mountain

By The Nation

 

 

A Ukrainian couple was rescued in the early hours of Monday some eight hours after getting lost while climbing to a viewpoint on a mountaintop in Krabi’s Muang district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076763-large-search-party-out-looking-for-ukrainian-couple-missing-in-krabi-jungle/?do=findComment&comment=13712397

 

Video: Caught on tape! Thieving lady boys target tourist in Hua Hin entertainment district

 

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Netizens with information are being urged to contact the police after a video showed a lady boy or group of lady boys target a western tourist in the Soi Bintabaht entertainment area of Hua Hin. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076784-video-caught-on-tape-thieving-lady-boys-target-tourist-in-hua-hin-entertainment-district/

 

 

Jeff 'The Dude' Bridges gets Golden Globe lifetime award

By Nichola Groom and Jill Serjeant

 

76th Golden Globe Awards - Show - Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 6, 2019 - Jeff Bridges accepts the Cecil B. deMille Award. Paul Drinkwater/NBC Universal/Handout via REUTERS 

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jeff Bridges, the rascally dude of cult classic "The Big Lebowski" and star of "Crazy Heart," was awarded the annual Golden Globe for lifetime achievement on Sunday after a 60-year career on film and television.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076787-jeff-the-dude-bridges-gets-golden-globe-lifetime-award/

 

Saudi woman, 18, barricades self in Thai hotel to avoid being sent home

 

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, a Saudi woman who claims to be fleeing her country and family, speaks in a room in Bangkok, Thailand, January 6, 2019, in this still image taken from a video obtained from social media. @rahaf84427714/via REUTERS

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - An 18-year-old Saudi woman who says she is fleeing family abuse barricaded herself inside her transit hotel room at Bangkok airport to avoid being sent home by Thai authorities, a rights group said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076788-saudi-woman-18-barricades-self-in-thai-hotel-to-avoid-being-sent-home/

 

Pattaya is BOOMING! 100% New Year occupancy points to great times ahead, tourism official

 

Picture: Sophon Cable

 

Sophon quoted a leading business and tourism official as saying that Pattaya was booming and only good times are ahead for the resort. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076790-pattaya-is-booming-100-new-year-occupancy-points-to-great-times-ahead-tourism-official/

 

Smog Hangs Over Bangkok’s Return To Normal

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

Heavy smog is seen in the sky over Bangkok on Monday morning. Photo: @SuGiRii / Twitter

 

BANGKOK — Weather conditions and vehicle emissions are being blamed for the return of smoggy skies over the capital.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076791-smog-hangs-over-bangkok’s-return-to-normal/

 

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Motorists told to switch to public transport to help ease air pollution

 

 

The Pollution Control Department has pleaded with motorists in Bangkok to switch to public transports to help reduce car emissions and improve air quality in and around Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076791-smog-hangs-over-bangkok’s-return-to-normal/

 

CONFIRMED: Here is exactly what’s needed for retirement & marriage extensions (income methond) from 2019

 

Here is an official English translation of the national police order confirming the documentation required by Thai immigration for foreigners applying for an extension of stay based on retirement, marriage or being a parent to a Thai child.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076820-confirmed-here-is-exactly-what’s-needed-for-retirement-marriage-extensions-visas-from-2019/

 

‘We Won’t Send Someone To Their Death,’ Thai Immigration Chief Says

By Todd Ruiz, Editor

 

Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun in a still image from a video. Photo: Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun / Human Rights Watch

 

SAMUT PRAKAN — The head of Thailand’s Immigration Bureau said a Saudi woman who fled her family to seek asylum in Australia will not be forcibly deported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076788-saudi-woman-18-barricades-self-in-thai-hotel-to-avoid-being-sent-home/?page=7&tab=comments#comment-13713671

 

Sir Tom Jones wondered whether he was to blame for wife Linda's death

By Janine Yaqoob

 

Sir Tom Jones (Image: PA)

 

Sir Tom Jones said the lyrics of his wife Linda’s favourite Bob Dylan song made him question whether he could have done more to save her life.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076848-sir-tom-jones-wondered-whether-he-was-to-blame-for-wife-lindas-death/

 

Robert De Niro: ‘Trump is a real racist, a white supremacist’

by David Smith

 

‘Trump’s a con artist and what bothers me is that people don’t see that’ … De Niro. Photograph: Christopher Lane/Guardian; grooming by Lynda Eichner for Trees and Flowers for Skin, shot on location at The Greenwich Hotel, Tribeca, NYC

 

Here, with Orson Welles and Spike Lee on the walls, and James Dean and Natalie Wood on the doors to the toilets, is where Robert De Niro might have died.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076849-robert-de-niro-‘trump-is-a-real-racist-a-white-supremacist’/

 

Gay news anchor Don Lemon has a powerful message about homophobia for Kevin Hart

by Conrad Duncan

 

Image screen grab from indy100.com

 

Kevin Hart was dropped from the Oscars for previous homophobic comments.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076853-gay-news-anchor-don-lemon-has-a-powerful-message-about-homophobia-for-kevin-hart/

 

HRW appeals to Thailand against deporting Saudi teen

By The Nation

 

 

Human Rights Watch on Monday called on Thai authorities to immediately halt the planned deportation of a Saudi woman who claimed she was fleeing domestic abuse and feared for their safety if forcibly returned to her home country.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076788-saudi-woman-18-barricades-self-in-thai-hotel-to-avoid-being-sent-home/?page=8&tab=comments#comment-13713834

 

Bangkok building collapse injured two

By The Nation

 

 

A building in Bangkok's Soi Ramkhamhaeng 51/2 area, which was in process of demolition, collapsed on Monday afternoon resulting in two passer-by persons' injuries.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076856-bangkok-building-collapse-injured-two/

 

‘Pabuk’ dog rescued from mud in Phang Nga

By The Nation

 

 

An exhausted dog was rescued from the mud at the mouth of a canal in Phang Nga’s Mueang district on Sunday evening.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076859-‘pabuk’-dog-rescued-from-mud-in-phang-nga/

 

Warning issued after hydrogen-filled balloon injures boy

By The Nation

 

Photo from: www.thaihealth.or.th

 

After three people were injured on January 2 when a hydrogen-filled party balloon exploded inside a car, the Disease Control Department (DCD) has issued a warning and guidelines for reducing the risk.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076860-warning-issued-after-hydrogen-filled-balloon-injures-boy/

 

Southern rail line back in service Monday afternoon

By The Nation

 

Photo from: Facebook.com/pr.railway

 

Rail services suspended in the South following the recent flooding in Nakhon Si Thammarat will fully resume Monday afternoon, State Railway of Thailand acting governor Worwaut Mala said.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076861-southern-rail-line-back-in-service-monday-afternoon/

 

Phuket gets ready to celebrate Children’s Day

By The Phuket News

 

Children’s Day this Saturday (Jan 12) will see a host of activities especially for the kids. Photo: The Phuket News / file

 

PHUKET:-- Local municipalities across the island are getting ready to celebrate Children’s Day this Saturday (Jan 12) with a host of fun activities for kids.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076863-phuket-gets-ready-to-celebrate-children’s-day/