Two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar freed after more than 500 days

By Simon Lewis and Shoon Naing

 

Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo gesture as they walk free outside Insein prison after receiving a presidential pardon in Yangon, Myanmar, May 7, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang

 

YANGON (Reuters) - Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a prison on the outskirts of Yangon on Tuesday after spending more than 500 days behind bars.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099022-two-reuters-reporters-jailed-in-myanmar-freed-after-more-than-500-days/

 

Garbage found inside a dead sea turtle on Kamala beach

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHOTO: Nijut Kamala / Newshawk Phuket

 

 

Fishing equipment and other rubbish has been found inside a large dead sea turtle on Kamala beach yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099023-garbage-found-inside-a-dead-sea-turtle-on-kamala-beach/

 

Grab car driver attacked - but fools attacker into taking him to hospital

 

Caption: The robber did not flee

 

A father went on Facebook to relate what happened to his son who is a Grab car driver in Bangkok. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099026-grab-car-driver-attacked-but-fools-attacker-into-taking-him-to-hospital/

 

Man found dead under Ayutthaya bridge, heat stroke suspected

By The Nation

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

An unemployed man was found dead under a bridge near his makeshift shelter in Ayutthaya’s Uthai district early on Tuesday, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099027-man-found-dead-under-ayutthaya-bridge-heat-stroke-suspected/

 

Weekly, monthly bus ticket prices to rise after passengers switch due to fare increase

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority plans to further raise the prices of its weekly and monthly tickets to match the price of daily tickets after the fare hikes prompted 20 per cent more commuters to buy advance tickets, a BMTA deputy director said.

 

Full story:  https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099028-weekly-monthly-bus-ticket-prices-to-rise-after-passengers-switch-due-to-fare-increase/

 

11 beautiful elephants march in homage to His Majesty

By The Nation

 

 

A parade of 11 elephants with beautiful tusks was held on Tuesday morning in Bangkok to honour His Majesty the King.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099030-11-beautiful-elephants-march-in-homage-to-his-majesty/

 

Forgetful Chonburi woman gets her bag back: It contained 500,000 baht in valuables

 

Caption: She went weak at the knees when she realized

 

A Chonburi woman told the press that she collapsed at Suvarnabhumi Airport when she realized that her black bag containing her valuables was missing. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099032-forgetful-chonburi-woman-gets-her-bag-back-it-contained-500000-baht-in-valuables/

 

Northern Thailand suffers whilst officials play the blame game

By The Thaiger

 

 

Excerpts from an article at ttrweekly.com

 

Inflicting immeasurable damage to the health of residents and incalculable losses on the economy and tourism, the northern smog clings to the hilly landscape making a mockery of government assurances that it has the crisis under control.

 

Full story:  https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099033-northern-thailand-suffers-whilst-officials-play-the-blame-game/

Bangkok city hall plans 100,000 trees this year at Bt30m

By The Nation

 

credit FB BIG Trees

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has planned to invest Bt30 million in planting 100,000 trees this year in an effort to increase the capital city’s green space.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099039-bangkok-city-hall-plans-100000-trees-this-year-at-bt30m/

 

Clear claw crane toy "gambling" games out of Chiang Mai, says parent

 

Caption: Parent complains: Says that claw crane games are just gambling

 

A parent has gone to the Chiang Mai media to call for an end to claw crane games in the city.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099046-clear-claw-crane-toy-gambling-games-out-of-chiang-mai-says-parent/

 

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Dog watches over Dutch man, 84, found drowned in Krabi pound

By The Nation

 

A Dutch man was found drowned in a pond in Krabi’s Muang district on Tuesday morning, while his pet dog was found waiting at the water’s edge, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1098999-missing-in-krabi-search-resumes-for-netherlands-pensioner-this-morning/?do=findComment&comment=14114973

 

VIP taxis - Camry and Fortuner -  doing a roaring trade in Bangkok

 

Picture: Daily News

 

More higher end cars are being used by a company offering VIP taxis. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099048-vip-taxis-camry-and-fortuner- -doing-a-roaring-trade-in-bangkok/

 

Rayong: Hairdressing babe to dye for! But there's no hanky-panky with Nong Sai

 

Caption: Super Sexy Hairdresser

 

Thai Rath reporters hot-footed it to a hairdressers in Rayong after reports came in from men that there was a hot babe cutting hair at a salon. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099059-rayong-hairdressing-babe-to-dye-for-but-theres-no-hanky-panky-with-nong-sai/

 

Naked body found floating in Phuket Town public park

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

The body of a naked dead man has been found floating in the lagoon at Suan Luang park in Phuket Town this morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099082-naked-body-found-floating-in-phuket-town-public-park/

NCPO to appoint many Cabinet Ministers, NLA members to new Senate

By The Nation

 

Nation Photo By Vorawit Pumpuang

 

Many members of the Cabinet and more than 60 members of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) are resigning to become new senators appointed by the junta, government figures said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099085-ncpo-to-appoint-many-cabinet-ministers-nla-members-to-new-senate/

 

Retiring police captain arrested for drug dealing in Nakhon Phanom

By The Nation

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Upon being arrested for alleged drug trafficking on Monday, a retiring police officer in Nakhon Phanom told officials that he did it to earn sufficient money for his retirement.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099088-retiring-police-captain-arrested-for-drug-dealing-in-nakhon-phanom/

 

Urgent : EC endorses 349 constituency seat winners for Lower House

By Kas Chanwanpen 
The Nation

 

File photo

 

More than five weeks after the country’s first general election in years, the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday endorsed 349 successful constituency candidates to sit in the Lower House of Parliament, just one short of the 350 seats contested.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099110-urgent-ec-endorses-349-constituency-seat-winners-for-lower-house/

 

Prachatham Thai candidate urges EC to revoke party leader’s electoral rights

By The Nation

 

 

A general-election candidate of a small political party on Tuesday called for the Election Commission (EC) to revoke the electoral rights of his party leader, claiming that he had been sacked by a state agency over a corruption charge.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099111-prachatham-thai-candidate-urges-ec-to-revoke-party-leader’s-electoral-rights/

 

Thai man found dead in Cambodia across Sa Kaew border

By Thanaphat Kijjakosol 
Sa Kaew

 

 

On Tuesday morning, a Thai national was found dead on the Cambodian side of a creek that runs through Sa Kaew’s Aranyaprathet district, police said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099112-thai-man-found-dead-in-cambodia-across-sa-kaew-border/

 

High Thai household debt a major problem for economy - central bank chief

 

FILE PHOTO: ThailandÕs Central Bank Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob poses during an interview with Reuters at the Bank of Thailand headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, April 1, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's high household debt remains a major problem for its economy, the central bank governor said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099113-high-thai-household-debt-a-major-problem-for-economy-central-bank-chief/

 

Two construction workers die after concrete wall falls several metres

By The Nation

 

 

A 6-tonne precast-concrete wall fell several metres during installation at a construction site in Samut Sakhon province’s Krathum Baen district on Tuesday, killing two workers and injuring another.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099120-two-construction-workers-die-after-concrete-wall-falls-several-metres/

 

Patong lifeguards issue warning as monsoon season begins

By Waranya Prompinpiras

 

Warning flags on Patong Beach. Photo: Patong Surf Life Saving

 

PHUKET:-- The Patong Surf Life Saving group have today (May 7) made an announcement urging the public to exercise caution when visiting Patong Beach following a weather warning issued by the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) warning of heavy rain, strong winds and high waves from today until Friday (May 10).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1099121-patong-lifeguards-issue-warning-as-monsoon-season-begins/

 

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