There's gold - or something - in them thar Thai hills!

 

Thai caption: Gold Rush!  

 

Villagers have been rushing to the construction site of a four lane road in Thailand's north east after some people claimed that gold had been discovered. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128041-theres-gold-or-something-in-them-thar-thai-hills/

 

"Pretty" Lanlabelle: Fresh autopsy ordered as "Nam Un" continues to be held

 

Thai caption: Autopsy result in ten days

 

The chief of the Region 8 metropolitan police has revealed to INN that a second autopsy has been ordered in the death of Thitima Naraphanphiphat.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128043-pretty-lanlabelle-fresh-autopsy-ordered-as-nam-un-continues-to-be-held/

 

Miracle amulet saved boy in pick-up horror smash that killed four, claims aunty

 

Thai caption: Pick-up four dead

 

Sanook reported on the aftermath of a crash when four people died as a pick-up hit a power pole in the Ban Khai area of Rayong. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128049-miracle-amulet-saved-boy-in-pick-up-horror-smash-that-killed-four-claims-aunty/

Video: Bottle hurled as pick-up circles at gas station

 

Thai caption: Top clip!

 

Footage from a gas station in Chonburi showed a black Vigo pick-up circling menacingly.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128053-video-bottle-hurled-as-pick-up-circles-at-gas-station/

Video: Three men claiming to be police shake down occupants of house in Krabi

 

Thai caption: Who were they?

 

A 42 year old woman was still in shock as she told reporters about an incident at her house in the Neua Klong area of Krabi yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128056-video-three-men-claiming-to-be-police-shake-down-occupants-of-house-in-krabi/

 

Video: "Safe place to dance" clip goes viral

 

Thai caption: Safety Zone

 

Millions of Thais viewed a clip of a man dancing at a temple fair surrounded by police.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128060-video-safe-place-to-dance-clip-goes-viral/

Taiwanese man given life sentence for heroin smuggling

 

Thai caption: Life sentence

 

A thirty eight year old Taiwanese man was given a life sentence for attempting to smuggle 5.6 kilos of heroin through Don Muang airport in April of this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128061-taiwanese-man-given-life-sentence-for-heroin-smuggling/

 

Boy pleads for his life as father attacks him with a coat hanger

 

Thai caption: "Daddy - please don't kill me!"

 

Daily News reported that a ten year old boy pleaded for his life as his 48 year old father attacked him with a coat hanger in Buriram in Thailand's north-east.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128063-boy-pleads-for-his-life-as-father-attacks-him-with-a-coat-hanger/

 

European tourists decline against strong baht, competition

By The Nation

 

 

The number of European tourist arrivals in Thailand this year is expected to decline by 1.5 per cent year on year to around 6.66 million, according to the Kasikorn Research Centre.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128074-european-tourists-decline-against-strong-baht-competition/

 

Video: Fire Damages Indonesian Embassy In Bangkok

 

video screenshot

 

Firefighters were this afternoon battling flames which ripped through the Embassy of Indonesia in Bangkok, Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128087-video-fire-damages-indonesian-embassy-in-bangkok/

 

Elon Musk Brands Himself An ‘Idiot’ In Thai Cave Rescue Defamation Lawsuit

David Dawkins

Forbes Staff

 

Billionaire Elon Musk has described himself as “an ... idiot” //File photo: Reuters

 

 

Billionaire Elon Musk has described himself as “an ... idiot” for his handling of the PR disaster that followed from his tweet calling a British cave diver “pedo guy” in 2018.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128091-elon-musk-brands-himself-an-‘idiot’-in-thai-cave-rescue-defamation-lawsuit/

 

US Navy Veteran Wrongly Accused In Thailand Returns To US

By Rohit R Nair 

 

File photo

 

AU.S. Navy Veteran who was held as a prisoner in Thailand after falsely being accused of masterminding a Ponzi scheme has been finally reunited with his family, according to news reports. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128092-us-navy-veteran-wrongly-accused-in-thailand-returns-to-us/

 

Rascally water monitor found stuck in hotel fish pond

 

PATTAYA:--At around noon on Oct. 9, a 2-meter-long male water monitor jumped into a hotel fish pond at the beginning of Soi Najomtien 26 in Sattahip, no doubt trying to catch an easy lunch.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128090-rascally-water-monitor-found-stuck-in-hotel-fish-pond/

 

Army chief Gen Apirat warns Thailand is facing “hybrid warfare”

 

 

Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Apirat Kongsompong warned this morning that Thailand is facing what he described as a “hybrid warfare” being waged by a collection of “ill-intentioned politicians”,  remnants of communist ideologues and “foreign forces” against the country’s major establishments.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128097-army-chief-gen-apirat-warns-thailand-is-facing-“hybrid-warfare”/

 

Phuket Governor orders emergency services on standby as weather warning issued

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana this morning (Oct 11) called for emergency services to be on 24-hour standby in case the weather turns severe. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana this morning called for emergency services to be on 24-hour standby and for all people to beware strong weather conditions that will see strong gusts of wind and heavy rain across Phuket over the weekend.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128099-phuket-governor-orders-emergency-services-on-standby-as-weather-warning-issued/

 

American fugitive, 77, arrested over child porn

By THE NATION

 

 

A 77-year-old American man wanted in Michigan for possession and distribution of child pornography was arrested earlier this month at a private home in Pathum Thani.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128111-american-fugitive-77-arrested-over-child-porn/

 

Turkey bombards Syrian Kurdish militia, thousands flee as death toll mounts

By Daren Butler

 

Members of Syrian National Army, known as Free Syrian Army, drive in an armored vehicle in the Turkish border town of Ceylanpinar in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

 

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes and artillery hit Kurdish militia targets in northeast Syria on the third day of an offensive that has killed hundreds of people, forced tens of thousands to flee and turned Washington’s establishment against President Donald Trump.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128113-turkey-bombards-syrian-kurdish-militia-thousands-flee-as-death-toll-mounts/

 

Tusk tempers optimism on Brexit deal, says time is nearly up though agreement is still possible

By Gabriela Baczynska, John Chalmers

 

Britain's Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay poses with European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier ahead of a meeting at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium October 11, 2019. Francisco Seco/Pool via REUTERS

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Council President Donald Tusk said on Friday the latest round of Brexit talks carried no guarantee of success and time was nearly up for a deal to be reached by Oct.31, tempering a burst of optimism after the British and Irish prime ministers met.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128118-tusk-tempers-optimism-on-brexit-deal-says-time-is-nearly-up-though-agreement-is-still-possible/

 

EU's Tusk: Turkey's actions in Syria may lead to humanitarian catastrophe

 

FILE PHOTO: European Council President Donald Tusk arrives at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, October 9, 2019. REUTERS/Costas Baltas

 

ATHENS (Reuters) - European Council President Donald Tusk said on Friday that Turkey must understand the EU’s concerns that Turkey’s actions in Syria may lead to a humanitarian crisis.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128119-eus-tusk-turkeys-actions-in-syria-may-lead-to-humanitarian-catastrophe/

 

‘OneCoin’ scam ends with Vietnamese fraudster’s arrest

By The Nation

 

 

A Vietnamese man was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport earlier this month for allegedly scamming many Thais and his own compatriots into believing they could make purchases in Thailand with fake digital currency called OneCoin instead of baht.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128121-‘onecoin’-scam-ends-with-vietnamese-fraudster’s-arrest/

 

Sesame Street to reveal character has drug-addict mum as show covers tricky subject

 

Karli (left) discusses the subject with Elmo. Pic: Zach Hyman/Sesame Workshop

 

Sesame Street is to reveal one of its puppets has a drug-addict mother as it tries to help children affected by the issue.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128124-sesame-street-to-reveal-character-has-drug-addict-mum-as-show-covers-tricky-subject/

 

Diana Ross to perform in Glastonbury 2020 legends slot

 

'To Glastonbury, with love': Diana Ross has been confirmed for the 2020 festival

 

Diana Ross is the first artist to be confirmed for Glastonbury 2020, and will be taking on the famous Sunday afternoon "legends" slot.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128125-diana-ross-to-perform-in-glastonbury-2020-legends-slot/

 

Gemini Man is an absolute howler of a film that has spent 20 years in development hell

By Jamie East

 

The de-ageing of Smith is the best I have seen so far but it still suffers from dodgy upper-lip syndrome. Credit: AP:Associated Press

 

Will plays Henry Brogan, a government assassin approaching retirement, who becomes the target of his employers because he knows about their corruption.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128129-gemini-man-is-an-absolute-howler-of-a-film-that-has-spent-20-years-in-development-hell/

 

New steps to boost tourism approved

By THE NATION

 

 

The council of the economic ministers today (October 11) approved in principle new measures, proposed by the Tourism and Sports Ministry, to enhance tourism in the short, medium, and long terms.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128131-new-steps-to-boost-tourism-approved/

 

Gold a new headache for Thai central bank as baht surges

By Orathai Sriring, Satawasin Staporncharnchai

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's Central Bank Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob speaks during an interview with Reuters at the Bank of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand, October 4, 2019. REUTERS/Matthew Tostevin/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - After surging gold shipments helped push Thailand’s baht to a 6-year-high, dealers in the yellow metal voiced doubt on Friday at the central bank’s hopes of getting them to bring back their export proceeds more slowly.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128134-gold-a-new-headache-for-thai-central-bank-as-baht-surges/

 

Man arrested after five stabbed at UK shopping mall

By Peter Powell

 

 

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Five people were stabbed at a shopping centre in the northern English city of Manchester on Friday and police said counter-terrorism detectives were leading the investigation.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128141-man-arrested-after-five-stabbed-at-uk-shopping-mall/

 

Redevelopment work begins for Queen Sirikit National Convention Center

By The Nation

 

 

NCC Management & Development Co Ltd (NCC), an affiliated company under the management of its shareholder Thai Beverage Plc, owned by Thai billionaire and founder Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, has begun demolishing the existing Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) to make way for a redevelopment project.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128143-redevelopment-work-begins-for-queen-sirikit-national-convention-center/

 

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