China detains Australian on suspicion of endangering security

By Colin Packham and Philip Wen

 

A convoy carrying Australian Defence Minister Christopher Pyne leaves the Australian embassy in Beijing, China January 24, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee

 

BEIJING/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Chinese authorities are holding an Australian writer, who used to be a Chinese citizen, on suspicion of endangering state security, China said on Thursday, and his lawyer said he was suspected of espionage.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080558-china-detains-australian-on-suspicion-of-endangering-security/

 

SRRT to distribute pollution masks

PATTAYA:--Pattaya public-health volunteers have begun distributing certified face masks for people suffering from recent air pollution.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080561-srrt-to-distribute-pollution-masks/ 

 

Pattaya pushes for on-time completion of Naklua roadwork



PATTAYA:--Pattaya officials urged a contractor rebuilding Naklua Soi 17 to finish the project on time.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080560-pattaya-pushes-for-on-time-completion-of-naklua-roadwork/

 

Naklua bridge sound, but repairs needed

PATTAYA:--Pattaya Deputy Mayor Pattana Boonsawat checked a section of the recently renovated Naklua long bridge that still is failing due to old age.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080557-naklua-bridge-sound-but-repairs-needed/

 

Seminar educates Pattaya students, women about domestic violence



PATTAYA:--Pattaya students and social workers learned how better to look out for and eliminate domestic violence against women and children at a city hall seminar.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080559-seminar-educates-pattaya-students-women-about-domestic-violence/

 

Dead woman: "Lady of the Hills" is my daughter, claims Udon Thani mother

 

Picture: Daily News

 

An Udon Thani woman has claimed that her daughter is the "Lady of the Hills" found dead on the Yorkshire Dales in England 14 years ago. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080562-dead-woman-lady-of-the-hills-is-my-daughter-claims-udon-thani-mother/ 

 

Video:Three year old "arrested" for not wearing a helmet

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Comment on Thai social media was rife after a father posted online that cops in Bang Khun Non had "arrested" his three year old daughter for not wearing a motorcycle helmet.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080567-videothree-year-old-arrested-for-not-wearing-a-helmet/

 

Plang Pracharat to nominate Prayut as PM : source

By The Nation

 

 

Pro-junta Plang Pracharat Party will name Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha as its candidate for prime minister after the March general election, a party source said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080568-plang-pracharat-to-nominate-prayut-as-pm-source/

 

Video: Student attempts to rape "attractive" teacher he met on road in northern Thailand

 

 

Thai Rath showed dramatic dash cam footage from Nan in northern Thailand after good Samaritans helped a teacher who was the subject of a rape attempt along a country road. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080570-video-student-attempts-to-rape-attractive-teacher-he-met-on-road-in-northern-thailand/

 

Bangkok pollution crisis: Cockpit picture shows extent of the problem

 

 

Thai media said that a nighttime picture posted on Facebook showed the extent of the dust enveloping Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080572-bangkok-pollution-crisis-cockpit-picture-shows-extent-of-the-problem/

 

Another 500 foreigners bagged in clampdown

By Kittipong Maneerit 
The Nation

 

Picture: Komchadluek

 

Authorities rounded up 503 foreigners for overstaying their visas, illegally entering Thailand and other crimes during simultaneous searches at 217 locations around the country early Friday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080576-another-500-foreigners-arrested-in-thai-immigration-crackdown/

 

"Dead Man" tells the hospital he's very much alive!

 

 

Relatives in Songkhla in southern Thailand were shocked when the local hospital called to say that Matsod, aged 41, was gravely ill and being given CPR in the emergency room. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080579-dead-man-tells-the-hospital-hes-very-much-alive/

 

Bangkok Governor given strong powers as pollution spreads

By The Nation

 

Photo Courtesy of Jor Sor 100 traffic radio station (JS100): A view from Tipco Building on Bangkok's Rama 6 Road shows the haze covering over nearby buildings.

 

With air pollution worsening in the capital and affecting more areas on Friday, residents are waiting to see what action Bangkok Governor Pol Gen Aswin Kwanmuang will take next.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080581-bangkok-governor-given-strong-powers-as-pollution-spreads/

 

Hua Hin: Beach will be free of vendors every Wednesday

 

 

Local authorities and beach operators in Hua Hin have come to an agreement about the beach at the resort. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080582-hua-hin-beach-will-be-free-of-vendors-every-wednesday/

 

Record-breaking heatwave triggers power cuts on Australia's stressed grid

By Sonali Paul

 

FILE PHOTO: A lone tree stands near a water trough in a drought-effected paddock on Jimmie and May McKeown's property located on the outskirts of town of Walgett, in New South Wales, Australia, July 20, 2018/File Photo

 

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Blistering heat triggered power outages on Australia's strained grid on Friday as demand for air-conditioning soared and coal-fired generators struggled to meet the surge in consumption.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080586-record-breaking-heatwave-triggers-power-cuts-on-australias-stressed-grid/

 

Video: Did Pattaya taxi mafia strike out at Grab again? 

 

video screenshot

 

Footage secretly filmed in Pattaya showed what appeared to be taxi drivers attacking a man who was driving a private car.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080593-video-did-pattaya-taxi-mafia-strike-out-at-grab-again/

 

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British tourist dies in Kamala collision

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The scene of the accident on the coastal road in Kamala where a British tourist died after crashing his motorcycle into an oncoming van. Photo: Kamala Rescue Services

 

PHUKET: A British tourist has died after he lost control of his motorbike and collided with a van near Kamala last night (Jan 24).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080545-motorbike-rider-dies-in-head-on-between-patong-and-kamala/?do=findComment&comment=13772472

 

Video: Motorcyclist blamed as he causes Bangkok pile up

 

 

Footage from the Prakhanong - Rama IV intersection showed a motorcycle go through a red light and collide with several other bikers legitimately moving on green.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080616-video-motorcyclist-blamed-as-he-causes-bangkok-pile-up/ 

 

Drivers safe after car slams tuk-tuk head-on in Kamala

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Both drivers escaped serious injury in the impact. Photo: Kamala Rescue

 

PHUKET: A tuk-tuk driver escaped serious injury after a car crossed into his lane and slammed into the little red vehicle head-on along the coastal road through Kamala yesterday afternoon (Jan 24).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080621-drivers-safe-after-car-slams-tuk-tuk-head-on-in-kamala/

 

Police, civilians injured in bomb attack in Yala

By The Nation

 

 

Three policemen on patrol to provide teacher protection in Yala's Krong Pinang district were injured in a roadside bomb attack on Friday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080635-police-civilians-injured-in-bomb-attack-in-yala/

 

Swiss man dies after being pulled from the water at Krabi beach

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A 53 year old Swiss man has died after being pulled out of water at a beach in Krabi.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080637-swiss-man-dies-after-being-pulled-from-the-water-at-krabi-beach/

 

Thai film-maker wins UK contemporary art prize Artes Mundi

by Mark Brown

 

Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s work often explores the contrast between Thailand’s military regime and its modern capitalist economy. Photograph: Midas PR

 

The Palme d’Or winning film director and artist Apichatpong Weerasethakulhas won one of the UK’s most important and lucrative contemporary art prizes.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080658-thai-film-maker-wins-uk-contemporary-art-prize-artes-mundi/

 

The first review of Weezer's surprise covers album - The Teal Album

 

 

It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when it happened, but somewhere along the way over the past decade or so it seems that Weezer absolutely lost their minds.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080662-the-first-review-of-weezers-surprise-covers-album-the-teal-album/

 

Rumour: Thanos will appear in another MCU movie after Avengers: Endgame – and it might be sooner than you think

By Bradley Russell

 

 

File this one under unlikely, but it’s an interesting rumour all the same – and one that carries some weight thanks to events in the comics.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080670-rumour-thanos-will-appear-in-another-mcu-movie-after-avengers-endgame-–-and-it-might-be-sooner-than-you-think/

 

Chinese tourists caught on camera removing sea stars at Coral Island

By The Thaiger

 

 

An Asian tourist has been caught on camera showing a sea star on a beach at Coral Island.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080671-chinese-tourists-caught-on-camera-removing-sea-stars-at-coral-island/

 

Rawai locals protest against high Dengue rates in southern Phuket

By The Thaiger

 

VIDEO: Nicholas Spaethe

 

Rawai and Nai Harn locals in southern Phuket, along with the Rawai Or Bor Tor Mayor Aaron Solos, protested this morning about the rise in Dengue Fever cases in the area.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080672-rawai-locals-protest-against-high-dengue-rates-in-southern-phuket/

 

Phuket Municipality announces routes affected during family fun run, Sunday

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket municipality has released information about the routes that will be affected by the family fun run on Sunday (Jan 27).

 

PHUKET:-- On Sunday (Jan 27) Phuket Municipality is holding a family fun run as part of a campaign to tackle violence against women, children and families.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080673-phuket-municipality-announces-routes-affected-during-family-fun-run-sunday/

 

Prayut's upcountry tour to go ahead

By Nattapat Promkaew 
The Nation

 

File photo : Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha//Vorawit Pumpuang

 

Despite being called on by some political parties to refrain from making an upcountry tour ahead of the national poll, the premier will visit Saraburi province next week.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080674-prayuts-upcountry-tour-to-go-ahead/

 

Verdict in Premchai alleged poaching case set for March 19

By The Nation

 

Premchai Karnasuta

 

The verdict in the “black leopard” alleged poaching case against construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta and three associates is set to be given March 19, after final arguments were heard on Friday. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080675-verdict-in-premchai-alleged-poaching-case-set-for-march-19/

 

Monk killings add poison to already toxic deep south

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Buddhists and Muslims march Tuesday to protest attacks on civilians in Narathiwat province.

 

BANGKOK — When two monks were killed on holy ground in Thailand’s Deep South one week ago, virtually every human rights group from Human Rights Watch to the local Cross Cross Cultural Foundation denounced the violence as unacceptable. That didn’t stop a Buddhist monk from taking to social media three days later to stoke grievances by claiming the opposite.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080676-monk-killings-add-poison-to-already-toxic-deep-south/