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American tourist attacked by armed gang after stopping robbery on Koh Phi Phi 

 



 

An American man has described how he was injured after being attacked by a gang of men on the island of Koh Phi Phi.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089279-american-tourist-attacked-by-armed-gang-after-stopping-robbery-on-koh-phi-phi/

Phuket police wait as Greek murder suspect remains at large abroad

By Waranya Prompinpiras

 

Dimitrios Chairopoulos. Photo: Immigration Bureau

 

PHUKET:-- The Chief of the Cherng Talay Police today confirmed that he has yet to be informed of any updates on the international hunt for Greek national Dimitrios Chairopoulos, who is wanted for the murder of local beautician Niramon Aewkaew in Phuket last month.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089280-phuket-police-wait-as-greek-murder-suspect-remains-at-large-abroad/

Bangkok now a top 10 most expensive Asian location

By The Nation

 

 

For the first time, Bangkok has the dubious distinction of being among Asia’s top 10 most expensive locations for expatriates.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089239-bangkok-now-a-top-10-most-expensive-asian-location/

 

 

Thailand aviation regulator suspends Boeing 737 Max 9 flights for a week

 

A passenger safety instruction card is seen at the scene of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 plane crash, near the town of Bishoftu, southeast of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 10, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand said on Wednesday it is suspending the use of the Boeing Co's 737 Max 9 due to safety concerns.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089303-thailand-aviation-regulator-suspends boeing 737 max 9-flights-for-a-week/

 

UPDATE:

 

‘Cruel marketing in a friendly cloak’: drinks firms taken on by government

By THE NATION

 

 

NEW ALCOHOL-FREE malt drinks marketed by beer companies are to come under the scrutiny of the Public Health Ministry and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089210-ministry-scents-a-beer-in-malt’s-clothing/?do=findComment&comment=13935869

 

Northerners urged to stay indoors

By The Nation 

 

As smog continued to envelop Chiang Mai yesterday, Chiang Mai University has decided to suspend classes today and tomorrow. photo credit : Facebook page of Thailandgotsmoke

 

Chiang Mai named world’s most polluted city for two days running
 

THE SMOG enveloping the North has made it unsafe to go outdoors, the Pollution  Control Department (PCD) said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089305-northerners-urged-to-stay-indoors-chiang-mai-named-world’s-most-polluted-city-for-two-days-running/

 

EC quick to launch probe of Thai Raksa Chart over ‘vote no’ campaign

By THE NATION

 

File photo

 

MEMBERS OF the now-defunct Thai Raksa Chart Party may find themselves in trouble again after the Election Commission (EC) launched a new investigation against them for allegedly urging voters to vote for parties that are not affiliated to them or vote "no".

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089306-ec-quick-to-launch-probe-of-thai-raksa-chart-over-‘vote-no’-campaign/

 

Peacock dies in forest fire

By Pannawich Yoodee 
The Nation

 

 

A peacock and its eggs were among the wildlife fatalities in a recent forest fire in Phayao's Dok Kham Tai district on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089308-peacock-dies-in-forest-fire-in-phayao/

 

PHOTOS: Thailand celebrates National Elephant Day

By The Nation

 

Elephants at Suan Nongnuch Pattaya attraction in Chon Buri province on Wednesday indulge in fruit and vegetables during the elephant buffet to mark the National Elephant Day.

 

The annual National Thai Elephant Day is held on 13 March to celebrate and draw public attention for more concerted efforts to save the species and protect its habitat including show how important it is to the country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089310-photos-thailand-celebrates-national-elephant-day/

 

National Education Bill far too flawed to sail through: educator

By Chularat Saengpassa 
The Nation

 

File photo

 

THE NATIONAL Education Bill – which was drafted in the hope of bringing better changes to the Kingdom’s educational sector, is far too flawed to sail through, a prominent educator said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089311-national-education-bill-far-too-flawed-to-sail-through-educator/

 

Southern explosions shake the campaign trail

By The Nation

 

 

Candidates vying for office are hopefully prepared, if elected, to view the troubled borderlands differently
 

The nasty spike in brutality in the three southern border provinces and a spate of bomb attacks in Satun and Patthalung – which have always been outside the usual theatre of separatist violence – have been followed by an opportunity. The most significant of the militant groups issued a public statement calling on the international community to become directly involved in resolving the conflict.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089312-southern-explosions-shake-the-campaign-trail/

 

Almaty Governor from Kazakhstan visits Phuket

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

PHOTO: Almaty Governor Mr Batalov Amandyk Gabbasovich presents Phuket’s Governor with an ideal gift

 

The Governor of Almaty city in Kazakhstan dropped in on Phuket’s Governor today for discussions on tourism, investment and culture exchange as a new Sister City.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089313-almaty-governor-from kazakhstan-visits-phuket/

 

Phuket, Andaman coast issued ‘Summer Storm Warning’

By The Phuket News

 

A high pressure system from China will cover upper Thailand and the South China Sea. In Thailand, temperatures will be hot, which can cause summer storms in many areas, the warning said. Image: TMD

 

PHUKET: The Thai Meteorological Department Southern Meteorological Center (West Coast), based near Phuket International Airport, has issued as “Summer Storm Warning” for all provinces along the Andaman coast.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089314-phuket-andaman-coast-issued-‘summer-storm-warning’/

 

Cabinet approves 5bn baht agro subsidies

   

BANGKOK, 14 March 2019 (NNT) - The weekly Cabinet meeting has allocated another five billion baht to support rice agriculture during the current production year. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089315-cabinet-approves-5bn-baht-agro-subsidies/

 

Govt calls for efficient use of natural resources

 

  

 

BANGKOK, 14 March 2019 (NNT) – The Prime Minister of Thailand, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, on Tuesday asked citizens to use natural resources, especially water, more efficiently ahead of the upcoming drought season. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089316-thai-govt-calls-for-efficient-use-of-natural-resources/

 

 

British lawmakers defy May to reject no-deal Brexit, to vote on three-month delay

By William James, Kylie MacLellan and Elizabeth Piper

 

British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks in Parliament in London, Britain, March 13, 2019, in this screen grab taken from video. Reuters TV via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers on Wednesday rejected leaving the European Union without a deal in any scenario, paving the way for a vote to seek to delay Brexit until at least the end of June.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089317-british-lawmakers-defy-may-to-reject-no-deal brexit-to-vote-on-three-month-delay/

 

Trump ex-aide Manafort hit with 3-1/2 more years in prison, new charges

By Andy Sullivan and Jan Wolfe

 

FILE PHOTO: Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort departs from U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., February 28, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced to about 3-1/2 more years in prison and was hit with a fresh set of criminal charges in New York on Wednesday, drawing sympathy from a president who declined to say whether he would issue a pardon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089318-trump-ex-aide manafort hit-with-3-12-more-years-in-prison-new-charges/

 

Facebook and Instagram services suffer widespread outages

Dave LeeNorth America technology reporter

 

Several of Facebook’s products are suffering partial outages, affecting users globally.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089319-facebook-and-instagram-services-suffer-widespread-outages/

 

Brazil gunmen kill 8 people and themselves in school shooting rampage

By Lais Martins and Leonardo Benassatto

 

A student reacts while paying tribute to victims of the shooting in the Raul Brasil school in Suzano, Sao Paulo state, Brazil March 13, 2019. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

 

SUZANO, Brazil (Reuters) - Two gunmen wearing face masks entered a Brazilian school on Wednesday and shot dead at least five teenagers as well as two school officials, before fatally turning their gun on themselves, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089320-brazil gunmen-kill-8-people-and-themselves-in-school-shooting-rampage/

 

Senate rebukes Trump on Saudi, backs war powers resolution

By Patricia Zengerle

 

FILE PHOTO: A Yemeni soldier is pictured near a poster portraying Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Yemen's President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi outside a hospital renovated by Saudi Arabia in Aden, Yemen December 13, 2018. REUTERS/Nael Shyoukhi/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved a resolution seeking to end U.S. support for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in the war in Yemen, in a rebuke of President Donald Trump's policy towards the kingdom.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089321-senate-rebukes-trump-on-saudi-backs-war-powers-resolution/

 

Boeing faces crisis with worldwide grounding of 737 MAX jetliners

By David Shepardson

 

An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight from Los Angeles approaches to land at Reagan National Airport shortly after an announcement was made by the FAA that the planes were being grounded by the United States over safety issues in Washington, U.S. March 13, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States grounded Boeing Co's money-spinning 737 MAX aircraft on Wednesday over safety fears after an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash that killed 157 people, leaving the world's largest planemaker facing its worst crisis in years.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089329-boeing-faces-crisis-with-worldwide-grounding-of-737-max-jetliners/

 

Stowaway dog that got to Hong Kong from Thailand is dead

 

 

A Thai dog that managed to get on a cargo ship in Laem Chabang and get to Hong Kong has died. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089334-stowaway-dog-that-got-to-hong-kong-from-thailand-is-dead/

 

Dengue fever: Fears of epidemic as four times as many cases reported in Thailand

 

Picture: Workpoint News

 

Hospitals nationwide have been ordered to set up emergency facilities to deal with a worrying rise in cases of dengue fever since the start of the year. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089340-dengue-fever-fears-of-epidemic-as-four-times-as-many-cases-reported-in-thailand/

 

Child murderer on the loose in Hua Hin - nine year old found shot and buried

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Police in Hua Hin yesterday found the remains of a nine year old boy who had been missing since Sunday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089349-child-murderer-on-the-loose-in-hua-hin-nine-year-old-found-shot-and-buried/

 

Big fair to mark "World Ganja Day" in Thailand will have no drugs

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Two representatives of the online group "Ganjachon" went to Laem Chabang police yesterday to outline their proposals for a fair to be held in April that is expected to attract up to 3,000 people. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089351-big-fair-to-mark-world-ganja-day-in-thailand-will-have-no-drugs/

 

Chris Dodd is released on bail in Thailand over mobile phone

By Sarah Cartlidge

 

The fundraising page for Chris Dodd

 

A MAN from Broadstone who was imprisoned in Thailand has been released on bail after he was arrested in connection with the theft of a mobile phone.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089352-british-man-released-on-bail-in-thailand-over-theft-of-mobile-phone/

 

"Foreign woman" suspected of three university thefts in Chiang Mai

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Thai media reported that an arrest warrant has been issued for a foreign woman suspected of stealing nearly 300,000 baht from three universities in Chiang Mai. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089354-foreign-woman-suspected-of-three-university-thefts-in-chiang-mai/

Monk allegedly rapes 78 year old woman in Krabi

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A 78 year old woman has filed a report to police saying that she was raped by a monk near Krabi temple. Police are searching for the suspect.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089355-monk-allegedly-rapes-78-year-old-woman-in-krabi/

 

UPDATE:

 

Hua Hin child's death: Hunter tells police he shot boy, 9, thinking he was a bird

 

 

A 38 year old man is in police custody after he gave himself up to Ban Nong Plap cops in Hua Hin after the discovery of a nine year old boy. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089349-child-murderer-on-the-loose-in-hua-hin-nine-year-old-found-shot-and-buried/