Smog crisis: Environmentalist tells Hua Hin tourism operators not to panic

 

Picture: Talk News Online

 

A leading environmentalist in Prajuab Khiri Khan has responded to suggestions that Hua Hin and Pranburi have been hit by PM2.5 smog particles. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081761-smog-crisis-environmentalist-tells-hua-hin-tourism-operators-not-to-panic/

 

Trump, Democrats battle in early stage of U.S. border security talks

By Amanda Becker and Richard Cowan

 

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) arrives to sign legislation during an enrollment ceremony before sending it to U.S. President Donald Trump for his signature to end the partial government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 25, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats hardened their positions on Thursday over a wall being built on the border with Mexico, raising new doubts over their ability to reach a deal just as negotiations were getting under way.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081764-trump-democrats-battle-in-early-stage-of-us-border-security-talks/

 

Hanging wires: Former soldier in lucky escape on way to see his girlfriend

 

 

A former conscript told Thai Rath that he had a lucky escape after coming off his motorcycle in the early morning when his neck got entangled in hanging cable wires. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081767-hanging-wires-former-soldier-in-lucky-escape-on-way-to-see-his-girlfriend/

 

Video: Many injuries as staff bus collides with tow truck doing a U-turn

 

 

Dash cam footage from a staff bus show the moment that it collided with a truck doing a dangerous U-turn.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081772-video-many-injuries-as-staff-bus-collides-with-tow-truck-doing-a-u-turn/

 

Fake news! Thai police say, actually, that's Chairman Mao!

 

 

Chiang Mai News said that the police in the northern Thai city had issued a statement about fake news. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081779-fake-news-thai-police-say-actually-thats-chairman-mao/

 

 

Wires tidied on Soi Khopai

PATTAYA:--Pattaya tidied up utility wires on Soi Khopai following complaints from residents.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081780-wires-tidied-on-soi-khopai/

 

Chonburi moves to quell dust after air pollution spikes

CHONBURI:--Chonburi Gov. Pakarathorn Thienchai ordered urgent measures be taken to combat dust and smoke after air pollution spiked above healthful levels in three sub-districts.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081765-chonburi-moves-to-quell-dust-after-air-pollution-spikes/

 

Hand grenade found in Najomtien sewer

PATTAYA:--Bomb-squad officers in Najomtien secured a suspected Russian hand grenade found in a sewer.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081775-hand-grenade-found-in-najomtien-sewer/

 

13-year-old busted for drugs in East Pattaya neighborhood raid



PATTAYA:--A 13-year-old drug user was among 17 people arrested when authorities raided an East Pattaya neighborhood, but the dealer they were targeting escaped.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081781-13-year-old-busted-for-drugs-in-east-pattaya-neighborhood-raid/

 

Pattaya reassures Chinese diplomat about tourist safety

PATTAYA:--Pattaya officials tried to assure a top Chinese diplomat that the city’s marine sports and transportation are safe.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081778-pattaya-reassures-chinese-diplomat-about-tourist-safety/

 

Massive Pratamnak roadwork job to last another year

PATTAYA:--A massive drainage-system project underway on Pra­tamnak Hill will continue to inconvenience residents and motorists for another year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081771-massive-pratamnak-roadwork-job-to-last-another-year/

 

Burapa Bike Week returns Valentine’s Day

PATTAYA:--Burapa Bike Week returns to Pattaya with a romantic flourish this year, taking place over Valentine’s Day.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081766-burapa-bike-week-returns-valentine’s-day/

 

Motorcycle taxi crackdown continues

PATTAYA--Local transportation officials continued their crackdown on Pattaya motorcycle taxis following the attempted sale of a registered driver’s vest.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081777-motorcycle-taxi-crackdown-continues/

 

 

Nongprue plans to open dog shelter without funding for food

PATTAYA:--Nongprue has laid plans to build a shelter to house the sub-district’s stray dogs, but has yet to figure out how to cover the food and care costs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081770-nongprue-plans-to-open-dog-shelter-without-funding-for-food/

 

Pattaya police warn against giving to charity street peddlers



PATTAYA:--Pattaya’s police chief warned tourists against donating to street peddlers, saying many of the so-called charities they’re raising money for are bogus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081774-pattaya-police-warn-against-giving-to-charity-street-peddlers/

 

 

CAT cuts fees 75% to keep wire-burying project on schedule

PATTAYA:--Three months after Pattaya businesses balked at proposed fees to move telephone, cable-television and internet wires underground, CAT Telecom has come back to the table with a 75-percent price cut to keep the citywide project on schedule.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081773-cat-cuts-fees-75-to-keep-wire-burying-project-on-schedule/

 

Pattaya educates public on recycling, composting

PATTAYA:--Pattaya officials are attempting to educate community leaders and students about the need to better separate waste, recycling and composting to tackle the city’s garbage crisis.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081768-pattaya-educates-public-on-recycling-composting/

 

Religion, entertainment planned for Chinese New Year

 

PATTAYA:--Both religious and entertaining ceremonies are planned for Pattaya’s official Chinese New Year festival next week.

 

Full story:  https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081782-religion-entertainment-planned-for-chinese-new-year/

 

Lost Chinese tourists safely recovered from Phuket wilds

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Chinese tourists Zhang Jingwen and Tang Yan were found safe and well. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Two Chinese tourists lost in the Khao Phra Thaeo Non-Hunting Area in Thalang were found safe last night (Jan 31).The tourists, Zhang Jingwen and Tang Yan, were found about 200 metres from the Bang Pae Waterfall after park officers spent four hours scouring the forest for them.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081789-lost-chinese-tourists-safely-recovered-from-phuket-wilds/

 

Phuket Red Cross appeals for blood donations

By The Phuket News

 

Donations can be made at various locations across Phuket throughout February.

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Regional Blood Centre (PRBC) has appealed to Thais and foreigners to donate blood at various locations across the island throughout February.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081792-phuket-red-cross-appeals-for-blood-donations/

 

Bangkok Marathon Still On Despite Toxic Smog

By  Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

 

BANGKOK — A marathon organized for this weekend in Bangkok will go ahead despite the hazardous levels of smog that have clouded Bangkok for weeks, the Tourism and Sports Ministry said Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081794-bangkok-marathon-still-on-despite-toxic-smog/

 

Wastewater from Bang Tao Canal flowing into sea

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

Local residents near the Bang Tao canal in Cherng Talay are again pleading for help because of the ongoing bad smells and effects from wastewater flowing down the waterway.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081796-wastewater-from-bang-tao-canal-flowing-into-sea/

 

Krabi officials declare a rabies outbreak zone

By The Thaiger

 

 

A district livestock office in Krabi province has announced a Rabies outbreak zone in the Mueang Krabi district area.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081797-krabi-officials-declare-a-rabies-outbreak-zone/

 

Karaoke bars raided, teenagers rescued, in underage sex probe

By The Nation

 

 

Four simultaneous raids have been carried out on karaoke bars in Nakhon Ratchasima's Phra Thong Kham and Dan Khun Thod districts following a Department of Provincial Administration investigation into alleged underage prostitution and human trafficking.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081799-karaoke-bars-raided-in-korat-teenagers-rescued-in-underage-sex-probe/

 

 

Drones, fire trucks, tall buildings wage war on haze

By Kornkamon Aksorndech 
The Nation

 

 

Four water-carrying drones took off from Bangkok City Hall on Friday morning to join three fire engines in the latest assault on health-threatening haze.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081815-drones-fire-trucks-tall-buildings-wage-war-on-haze/

 

Marijuana shipment doesn’t get far

By Jitima Janphrom 
The Nation

 

 

A 32-year-old man was arrested in Khon Kaen’s Nam Pong district late Thursday night allegedly transporting 495 kilograms of marijuana worth an estimated Bt5 million to a customer in Phetchaburi.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081816-khon-kaen-marijuana-shipment-doesn’t-get-far/

 

Phuket shocked by death of prominent businessman

 

Thiti Tandavanitj. January 10, 1970 – January, 30, 2019.

 

PHUKET: The Thai community across Phuket is still reeling from the death of prominent businessman Thiti Tandavanitj, who was found hanged in his family’s ancestral home Baan Chinpracaha in Phuket Town early Wednesday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081819-phuket-shocked-by-death-of-prominent-businessman/

 

Army Spends 2.2 Billion Baht For More Chinese APCs, Ammo

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

A screencap of a promotional footage of VN-1 armored personnel vehicles. Image: Norinco

 

BANGKOK — The Royal Thai Army’s buying spree shows no signs of letting up with the disclosure Friday it has committed to spending another 2.2 billion baht on more military hardware from China.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081820-army-spends-22-billion-baht-for-more-chinese-apcs-ammo/

 

Man dies in Phuket road accident at Samkong underpass entrance

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A car diver has died after losing control of his vehicle near the Samkong Underpass on Bypass Road.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081825-man-dies-in-phuket-road-accident-at-samkong-underpass-entrance/

 

Drugs, underage drinkers found in Bangkok club raid

By Kittipong Maneerit 
The Nation

 

 

A raid on a Bangkok nightclub early Friday morning uncovered 40 patrons under age 20, while 92 patrons tested positive for substance abuse, 26 of them under the legal drinking age.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1081827-drugs-underage-drinkers-found-in-bangkok-club-raid/