Dishonest Bangkok taxi driver kept the millions - but pays only a 1,000 baht fine

 

Caption: Dishonest taxi driver

 

A dishonest Bangkok cabby who kept millions of baht in US dollars that he found on his back seat has only been fined 1,000 baht for not accepting a passenger. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107335-dishonest-bangkok-taxi-driver-kept-the-millions-but-pays-only-a-1000-baht-fine/

 

Woman's body found in Pathum Thani home six months after her death

By The Nation

 

Picture: Sanook

 

The body of a woman was found in her home in Pathum Thani’s Lam Lukka district on Wednesday, about six months after she died.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107337-womans-body-found-in-pathum-thani-home-six-months-after-her-death/

 

Hunt on for taxi driver charging 1,500 baht from Don Mueang airport to downtown Bangkok

 

Picture: Tourist Police Bureau

 

The Thailand Tourist Police Bureau reported on Facebook that they had received an email from a tourist called Neils Huisman who complained about a taxi rip-off.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107338-hunt-on-for-taxi-driver-charging-1500-baht-from-don-mueang-airport-to-downtown-bangkok/

 

Woman in hospital after metal rod pierces windscreen of Mercedes Benz

 

Caption: Metal rod goes into Benz

 

A Bangkok man said that as he was driving his C220 Mercedes Benz along the Asia Highway in Ang Thong a metal rod came loose from a truck trailer in front and pierced the windscreen on the passenger side. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107342-woman-in-hospital-after-metal-rod-pierces-windscreen-of-mercedes-benz/

 

One dead, 13 injured in Krabi collision – VIDEO

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

VIDEO: Krabi Pitak Pracha Rescue Foundation / Newshawk Phuket

 

A Phuket tour bus, pickup truck and car have been involved in a major incident in Krabi.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107345-one-dead-13-injured-in-krabi-collision-–-video/

 

Video: Pregnant woman dies after horrific pick-up smash on Koh Samui

 

Caption: She couldn't get out of the way in time

 

Horrific CCTV footage from Koh Samui showed the moment a woman on a motorcycle was facing impending doom. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107347-video-pregnant-woman-dies-after-horrific-pick-up-smash-on-koh-samui/

 

Senate speaker says MPs have no right to examine senatorial selection process

 

 

Senate speaker Pornpetch Wikchitcholchai has rejected the seven-party opposition bloc’s demand for the House of Representatives to examine the selection process of 250 senators, on the grounds that the House has no right to do so.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107349-senate-speaker-says-mps-have-no-right-to-examine-senatorial-selection-process/

 

Court fines for bail infringements can now be paid at 7-Eleven

 

Picture: TNA

 

The Justice Ministry have signed an agreement with Counter Service Co Ltd so that fines levied on guarantors can be paid in future at 7-Eleven and other outlets. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107351-court-fines-for-bail-infringements-can-now-be-paid-at-7-eleven/

 

Ayutthaya Elephant Palace to be relocated for landscape improvement

 

 

Ayutthaya Historical Park has sent a written notice to Ayutthaya Elephant Palace, located on Pa Ton road in the historical park in Ayutthaya Province, to vacate the area within 30 days to allow for preparations for improvement of the park’s landscape.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107355-ayutthaya-elephant-palace-to-be-relocated-for-landscape-improvement/

 

Non O (Multi Entry) no longer issued at Royal Thai Embassy in London - new financial requirements for Single Entry Tourist Visas (SETV)

 

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Following the announcement earlier this month that visa applicants in the UK and Ireland now have to apply online, the Royal Thai Embassy in London has updated its website regarding the requirements for Single Entry Tourist Visas (SETV) and other Non-Immigrant Visas.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107363-non-o-multi-entry-no-longer-issued-at-royal-thai-embassy-in-london-new-financial-requirements-for-single-entry-tourist-visas-setv/

 

Deadly motorcycle taxi clash: New CCTV footage of shooter emerges

 

 

TNA MCOT reported that new CCTV footage has emerged that indicates that the murderer of one of the men at the brawl was a man called Wanchai or "Am".

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107364-deadly-motorcycle-taxi-clash-new-cctv-footage-of-shooter-emerges/

 

Police promise transparency as whistle-blower stirs social media

 

Caption: Under investigation

 

Police in Bangkok have reacted to a picture posted on Facebook by well-known whistle-blower Kriangkrai Thai-orn.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107370-police-promise-transparency-as-whistle-blower-stirs-social-media/

 

Police examining noisy exhausts in Pattaya: Over 95 decibels and you're in trouble!

  

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath reported that Pattaya police, special administrative staff and environmentalists set up a roadblock in Jomtien last night to check on noisy and smelly exhausts.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107371-police-examining-noisy-exhausts-in-pattaya-over-95-decibels-and-youre-in-trouble/

Drug free Full Moon Party better for the image of Thailand

 

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Channel 7 news reported on the Full Moon Party held at Had Rin beach in Koh Phangan earlier this week. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107373-drug-free-full-moon-party-better-for-the-image-of-thailand/

Eight arrested with drugs and firearms in Phuket

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Eight suspects have been arrested, along with the seizure of 700 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 12,000 methamphetamine pills, guns and ammunition, in Phuket.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107394-eight-arrested-with-drugs-and-firearms-in-phuket/

 

Norwegian man seriously injured after van collides with a truck in Saraburi

By The Thaiger

 

 

PHOTOS: Motorlance Lopburi

 

A 50 year old Norwegian man has sustained serious injuries while four other Thai passengers sustained minor injuries when a van collided with a truck in Saraburi, north of Bangkok, this morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107396-norwegian-man-seriously-injured-after-van-collides-with-a-truck-in-saraburi/

 

‘Foreigner’ jumps to death from Central Festival Pattaya

 

 

A person died after falling from the Hilton Hotel at Central Festival Pattaya on Thursday afternoon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107397-‘foreigner’-jumps-to-death-from-central-festival-pattaya/

 

Husband gored to death by wild elephant as wife plays dead to survive

By The Nation

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

A man was gored to death by a wild elephant in his tapioca plantation in Buri Ram’s None Din Daeng district late on Wednesday while his wife played dead to escape the attack, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107398-buri-ram-husband-gored-to-death-by-wild-elephant-as-wife-plays-dead-to-survive/

 

Modified territorial defence course for students to be introduced in July

 

 

Starting in July this year, the Thai military is introducing a modified territorial defence course, which will place less emphasis on military knowledge and more on general knowledge, for high school and university students who want to avoid conscription.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107400-modified-territorial-defence-course-for-students-to-be-introduced-in-july/

 

Bryde’s whale carcass washed up on Samut Prakan beach

By The Thaiger

 

 

PHOTOS: ThaiWhales / DMCR

 

The carcass of a Bryde’s whale has been found near a mangrove forest in Samut Prakan today.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107401-bryde’s-whale-carcass-washed-up-on-samut-prakan-beach/

 

PM instructs all agencies to keep ASEAN Summit smooth

 

   

BANGKOK, 20 June 2019 (NNT) - Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed all agencies to ensure that the ASEAN Summit will be held smoothly in all respects, without temporary closures to road traffic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107402-pm-instructs-all-agencies-to-keep-asean-summit-smooth/

 

Thailand's May foreign tourist arrivals fall 1.03% y/y - ministry

 

 

BANGKOK, June 20 (Reuters) -

 

* Thailand saw a 1.03% drop in tourist arrivals in May from a year earlier, after a 3.31% increase in April, the tourism ministry said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107403-thailands-may-foreign-tourist-arrivals-fall-103-yy-ministry/

 

Swede who ran multi-million dollar Bitcoin scam arrested on Koh Chang

 

Image: Manager

 

Police in Thailand have arrested a Swedish man wanted in connection with a multi-million dollar fraud.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107414-swede-who-ran-multi-million-dollar-bitcoin-scam-arrested-on-koh-chang/

 

Police chief promises tight Asean security

By The Nation

 

file photo

 

National Police Chief Gen Chakthip Chaijinda has admitted some political groups had planned to sabotage the Asean summit this weekend but the authorities remained confident they were manageable.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107422-police-chief-promises-tight-asean-security/

 

MG makes its ZS electric vehicle affordable

By The Nation 

 

 

MG has shocked the market with the pricing of its ZS EV (electric vehicle), but in a good way.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107423-mg-makes-its-zs-electric-vehicle-affordable/

 

Rawai ramps up fight against dengue, chikungunya

By The Phuket News

 

The anti-dengue campaign targetted Baan Laem Phromthep in Moo 6 Rawai yesterday (June 19). Photo: Rawai Municipality

 

PHUKET:-- The Public Health and Environment Division of Rawai Municipality this week continued to roll out its campaign to contain the spread of dengue and chikungunya across the southern end of the island with fogging of local villages and households to help prevent disease-bearing mosquitoes from breeding.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107428-rawai-ramps-up-fight-against-dengue-chikungunya/

 

Phuket’s latest Tourist Police mobile centre opens at Kamala

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket's fourth Tourist Police ‘mobile centre’ was officially opened in Kamala yesterday (June 19). Photo: Phuket Tourist Police

 

PHUKET:-- The fourth Tourist Police mobile centre on the island finally opened in Kamala yesterday (June 19) with a high-profile official ceremony presided over by Royal Thai Police Deputy Commander Pol Gen Wirachai Songmetta.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107429-phuket’s-latest-tourist-police-mobile-centre-opens-at-kamala/

 

Civilian groups to submit petition to Parliament to cancel junta's orders

By Kanitta Theppajorn 
The Nation 

 

File photo : Jon Ungphakorn, director of the Internet for People’s Laws Project or iLaw

 

Twenty-three civilian groups have prepared to submit at least 10,000 signatures to the Parliament as part of their attempt to revoke the junta’s orders issued under Article 44.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107432-civilian-groups-to-submit-petition-to-parliament-to-cancel-juntas-orders/

 

Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Bt320m reservoir to be completed in 2022

By The Nation

 

Thung Thap Nai

 

A Bt320-million project to develop a 1,000-rai reservoir in Nakhon Si Thammarat to provide enough water for four villagers will be completed in 2022, a deputy director general of the RoyalIrrigation Department said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107433-nakhon-si-thammarat’s-bt320m-reservoir-to-be-completed-in-2022/

 

Udomsuk motorcycle chief surrenders to police over deadly brawl

By The Nation

 

Wanchai Mongkhonkem

 

The head of a taxi-motorcycle stand surrendered to the police on Thursday over allegations that he led his stand’s members in a fatal brawl over a business conflict.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1107434-udomsuk-motorcycle-chief-surrenders-to-police-over-deadly-brawl/