"Making merit in the digital age!" Monk gets Food Panda delivery

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Thais media reported that netizens were "Laughing Out Loud" after a monk in the south posted that he got his meal from one of the Buddhist faithful via Food Panda. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142439-making-merit-in-the-digital-age-monk-gets-food-panda delivery/

Billion baht Indians are the answer! TAT go to New Delhi all guns blazing for more Indian tourists

 

Picture: MCOT

 

A large delegation of enthusiastic officials from the Tourism Authority of Thailand are once again trying to woo  Indians into visiting Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142442-billion-baht-indians-are-the-answer-tat-go-to-new-delhi-all-guns-blazing-for-more-indian-tourists/

 

Thaksin, Yingluck in Vegas flogging hi-tech DNA gadget

By THE NATION

 

Photo from facebook: @Y.Shinawatra

 

Thailand’s sibling self-exiled former prime ministers Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra are at the world’s biggest tech fair in Las Vegas this week touting a gizmo in which they’ve both invested.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142460-thaksin-yingluck-in-vegas-flogging-hi-tech-dna-gadget/

 

Prawit urges calm as 'Big Joke' shooting frays nerves

By The Nation

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan claims he’s never met either of the state officials who have hinted at possible police corruption but he’ll phone both of them to try and clear the air.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142461-prawit-urges-calm-as-big-joke-shooting-frays-nerves/

 

Woman thinks she stumbled on son’s skeleton in forest

By The Nation

 

 

Phen Police Station in Udon Thani province on Wednesday (January 8 ) was notified of a human skeleton found in the forest near Ban Khok Don Daeng village in Phen district.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142465-udon-thani-woman-thinks-she-stumbled-on-son’s-skeleton-in-forest/

 

Sharp rise in drunk-driving cases during New Year break

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

Nearly 12,000 of the 12,360 accidents during the New Year holiday period involved drunk driving, Vittawan Sunthornkajit, director-general of the Department of Probation, said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142466-sharp-rise-in-drunk-driving-cases-during-new-year-break/

 

Falling Mekong water levels increase farming cost in Nong Khai

By THE NATION

 

 

The Mekong River’s level in Nong Khai province of Thailand dropped to 1.83 metres on Thursday (January 9), much lower than the bank’s 10.37 metres.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142469-falling-mekong-water-levels-increase-farming-cost-in-nong-khai/

 

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Turk tourist under investigation over death of Patong ladyboy in seven-story hotel fall

By The Phuket News

 

Police and Kusoldharm Foundation rescue workers at the scene on Tuesday night (Jan 7). Photo: Kusoldharm Foundation Phuket / Patong branch

 

PHUKET: A Turkish man remains under investigation as a possible suspect involved in the death of a 28-year-old Thai ladyboy who fell from a seventh-floor balcony at a hotel in Patong on Tuesday night (Jan 7).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142399-phuket-ladyboy-death-farang-claims-she-jumped-mum-says-it-was-murder/page/3/?tab=comments#comment-14939867

 

French nationals busted at Bangkok call centre

By THE NATION

 

 

Ten French citizens were arrested in Bangkok on Wednesday (January 8), accused of working illegally at an international call centre.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142478-french-nationals-busted-at-bangkok-call-centre/

 

Cane-burning blamed for air pollution in Phetchabun

 

 

Smog from sugar-cane burning has led to intense air pollution in Phetchabun province for the past three days, according to a report on Thursday (January 9).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142499-cane-burning-blamed-for-air-pollution-in-phetchabun/

 

Banks can cope with losses from BOT measures: TBA chief

 

 

Bank loans to small businesses is expected to reach a total of Bt100 billion this year while the Bank of Thailand's measures requiring commercial banks to lower interest rates and fees for small businesses and retail clients would have little impact on their revenues, said Predee Daochai, president of Thai Bankers’ Association (TBA).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142500-banks-can-cope-with-losses-from-bot-measures-tba-chief/

 

Frenchman, 75, dies at Patong Beach

 

Lifeguards perform CPR on the beach, but to no avail. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police have yet to confirm the cause of death of a 75-year- old Frenchman who died after being found floating unconscious in the water at Patong Beach yesterday afternoon (Jan 8).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142502-frenchman-75-dies-at-patong-beach/

 

 

Bullying rampant among students in Thai schools

 

 

Among students between 10 to 15 years old in Thailand, 91.79 per cent have been bullied, according to a survey of 15 schools, said Athiwat Niemmeesri of the Lawyers for Children and Youth network.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1142510-bullying-rampant-among-students-in-thai-schools/

 

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