Five police officers in Sawankalok transferred



BANGKOK: -- Five police officers of Sawankalok police station in Sukhothai province were transferred and faced disciplinary action after soldiers raided a house and arrested nine people they said operating underground lottery business in the district.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/801470-five-police-officers-in-sukhothai-province-transferred/

Body found in Sutthisan sewer
By Coconuts Bangkok



BANGKOK: - A man’s body was found in a sewer near the Sutthisan intersection this morning and police say he looked about two-weeks dead.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/801472-body-found-in-bangkok-sutthisan-sewer/

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - Tunisia government: 4 National Guardsmen killed by militants near Algerian border.

Ex-PM Yingtluck in meeting with lawyers before her scheduled indictment Thursday



BANGKOK: -- Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra was reported to be huddled in a private meeting with her lawyers and key Pheu Thai party executives about her scheduled indictment tomorrow by the Office of the Attorney-General in connection with the rice pledging scheme.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/801478-ex-pm-yingtluck-in-meeting-with-lawyers-before-her-scheduled-indictment-thursday/

VIPs' flight from Nan delayed as door could not be locked



BANGKOK: -- A Nok Air flight bound for Don Meuang from Nan province this morning was delayed and all passengers were told to disembark after its back door could not be locked.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/801480-nok-air-vips-flight-from-nan-delayed-as-door-could-not-be-locked/

Phuket vendors want their beach back
Tanyaluk Sakoot


Jakkarin Jareujit (left) and Head of the Patong Sunbed Club, Ampien Tientin (right).

PHUKET: -- A representative of the Patong Vendors Club is adamant that beach vendors should be allowed to make money for selling goods on the beach just as they use to.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/801481-phuket-vendors-want-their-beach-back/

Mother begs for public support for ailing 7-month daughter

BANGKOK: -- A 30-year-old mother in Angthong Wednesday begged for public support for her seven-month-old daughter who needs urgent liver transplant. Ubol Singchada said she could not afford for the liver transplant for the girl who is suffering from liver cirrhosis.

She said doctors told her that the transplant could be done only at the Siriraj Hospital or Ramathibodi Hospital.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Mother-begs-for-public-support-for-ailing-7-month--30254350.html


-- The Nation 2015-02-18

Six workers injured on Rayong building site
The Nation

RANONG: -- Six Cambodian workers were injured - three of them seriously - when the cables holding an elevator in which they were moving materials snapped and crashed more than three metres to the ground at a building under construction building in Rayong's Muang district on Tuesday evening.

Police went to the three-building condominium project site in tambon Cherng Noen after the accident, which occurred at 5.30pm. The five men and one woman, who was four months pregnant, were rushed to a hospital. Police are investigating the cause of accident.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Six-workers-injured-on-Rayong-building-site-30254351.html

-- The Nation 2015-02-18

Thaivisa launches new ad-free mobile app
BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD



BANGKOK:– The team at Thaivisa are pleased to announce the launch of a new premium version of its popular mobile app, Thaivisa Connect PRO.

Read more: http://tech.thaivisa.com/thaivisa-launches-new-ad-free-mobile-app/4991/

Drunk Russian monk arrested for aggressive wielding of stick
By Coconuts Bangkok


Photo: Morning News

BANGKOK: -- A drunk Russian man dressed in a monk’s lungi (just the skirt) was arrested last night for disturbing people with a stick on a street in Chachoengsao province.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/801492-chachoengsao-drunk-russian-monk-arrested-for-aggressive-wielding-of-stick/

Phuket's Nai Harn Beach ranked No 3 in Asia

PHUKET: -- Thailand's beaches are featured in TripAdvisor's top 10 list for Asia, with Phuket's Nai Harn beach taking the third spot.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/801494-phukets-nai-harn-beach-ranked-no-3-in-asia/

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TOURISM
Three Thai beaches in Asia's top 10 list: TripAdvisor
The Nation


Nai Harn Beach/Photo by TripAdvisor

BANGKOK: -- Three Thai beaches are featured in TripAdvisor's top 10 list for Asia, with Phuket's Nai Harn beach taking the third spot.

Travellers' Choice award-winning beaches were determined based on the quantity and quality of traveller reviews and ratings for beaches on TripAdvisor gathered over a 12-month period.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/801496-tourism-three-thai-beaches-in-asias-top-10-list-tripadvisor/

Prayut says all of his cabinet members have satisfactory performance

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Wednesday that he is happy with the performance of all of his Cabinet members after his government has been in office for six months.

He said all ministers have been working hard so he sees no need to change his Cabinet line-up for now.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Prayut-says-all-of-his-cabinet-members-have-satisf-30254357.html


-- The Nation 2015-02-18

TOURISM
Sharp increase in Chinese tourists anticipated
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The number of Chinese visitors to Thailand in the first quarter is expected to increase to 1.35 million, an increase by 30.2 per cent from the same period last year, according to Kasikorn Research Centre.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/801504-sharp-increase-in-chinese-tourists-to-thailand-anticipated/

ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says Ukrainian troops have been pulled out of Debaltseve.

Police to probe whether Yingluck really needs an official bodyguard

BANGKOK: -- The National Police Chief has instructed the Special Branch Police Bureau (SBPB) to review whether it is appropriate to provide security personnel for former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Royal Thai Police spokesman Pol Lt-General Prawut Thawornsiri said Wednesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/801544-police-to-probe-whether-yingluck-really-needs-an-official-bodyguard/

Pattaya, Chon Buri:- Two Thai sisters have been arrested for having been preying on old foreign men, mostly farang. The victims were offered “orgy sex” but they ended up being drugged and robbed instead.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/801555-two-thai-women-arrested-for-allegedly-drugging-foreign-tourists/

PM rules out cabinet reshuffle saying he is satisfied with its performance

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha said Wednesday that he had no intention to shake up his cabinet as he was satisfied with its performance for the past six months.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/801561-pm-rules-out-cabinet-reshuffle-saying-he-is-satisfied-with-its-performance/

French kite surfers hit high rise building on Jomthien beach



CHONBURI: -- Two French kite surfers were seriously injured after gale-force wind lifted them 200 metres above the sea level and dragged both of them across the Satahip beach.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/801562-french-kite-surfers-hit-high-rise-building-on-jomthien-beach/

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