UPDATE:

Australian hands himself in to Bangkok police after being accused of being the Bangkok bomber



BANGKOK: -- Australian Sunny Burns, 22, who lives in Bangkok, was horrified when he saw news coverage of the Bangkok bomb fashion blogger accused of being the bangok bomberthat took the lives of 22 people and injured 123 more.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/849556-australian-model-questioned-after-being-accused-of-being-bangkok-bomber/#entry9752814

Cambodia, Thailand To Open New Border Crossings

PHNOM PENH (Khmer Times) – Cambodia and Thailand are planning to open four new border crossings in four provinces as part of a move to increase trade between the two countries, officials said yesterday.

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One million baht bounty for information about the Ratchaprasong bomber



BANGKOK: -- A one-million baht reward has been offered by the national police chief for any individuals who can provide information to the police which will lead to the arrest of the Ratchaprasong bomber.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/849604-one-million-baht-bounty-for-information-about-the-ratchaprasong-bomber/

UPDATE:

Police Widen Hunt for Bombing ‘Network’
By Khaosod English


The Erawan Shrine reopened in Bangkok this morning. Despite the human devastation resulting from Monday night's bombing, the statue of Brahma was little damaged.

BANGKOK — The site of Monday’s horrific bombing reopened this morning as officials announced they have widened their search from a lone wolf bomber to a “network” they believe behind the deadly attack which killed at least 20 people.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/849567-hunt-for-ratchaprasong-bomber-is-progressing/#entry9753035

BANGKOK: -- Police sealed off traffic lanes on Sukhumvit road from Soi 7-9 as a suspicious object was found placed in the area.

Only one traffic lane was allowed for vehicles to pass, while the rest lanes are closed to facilitate EOD police to inspect the object.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/123917


-- Thai PBS 2015-08-19

Tech Tips: Stuff you didn’t know you could do on Facebook

NEW YORK (AP) — Did you know you can add a pronunciation guide to your name on Facebook? Overlay colorful text on the photos you post? How about mark the end of a relationship without your 500 closest friends getting notified?

Here are a few ways to enhance your Facebook experience: http://tech.thaivisa.com/tech-tips-stuff-you-didnt-know-you-could-do-on-facebook/12983/

Sukhumvit Road Reopens After BTS Nana Bomb Scare
By Khaosod English

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/849624-sukhumvit-road-closed-near-bts-nana-due-to-suspicious-object/#entry9753266

Urgent Plea from Samui Resident

KOH SAMUI: -- On the 18th of August a local villa in Bophut was burgled while everyone was sleeping the thieves forced their way into the living room and making off with the following valuables:

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/849626-urgent-plea-from-samui-resident/

Phuket lifeguard chief blasts tour operators, hotels over tourist drownings
Saroj Kueprasertkij


DANGER ZONE: The President of the Phuket Lifeguard Club has blasted tour operators and hotels for not doing enough to warn tourists of the dangers of Phuket’s lethal surf at this time of year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/849627-phuket-lifeguard-chief-blasts-tour-operators-hotels-over-tourist-drownings/

UPDATE:

False alarm bomb scare at Nana BTS
By Coconuts Bangkok



BANGKOK: -- Sukhumvit Road around Nana BTS closed today around 2:30pm as police investigated a suspicious package that ultimately proved to be a false alarm

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/849624-sukhumvit-road-closed-near-bts-nana-due-to-suspicious-object/#entry9753380

BANGKOK BLAST
Thai police release detailed sketch of suspected shrine bomber



BANGKOK - Thai police on Wednesday released a detailed sketch of the suspected Bangkok bomber seen on security footage leaving a backpack at a shrine moments before a bomb detonated, killing 20 people and wounding scores more.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/849632-thai-police-release-detailed-sketch-of-suspected-shrine-bomber/

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Special bomb suspect hunting team detain a Frenchman for questioning

BANGKOK: -- A French man was being questioned by a special police team assigned to hunt down the Ratchaprasong deadly bomb explosion after he was rejected to board a flight back to the United Kingdom yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/849642-special-bomb-suspect-hunting-team-detain-a-frenchman-for-questioning/

BERLIN (AP) - German Parliament overwhelmingly approves 3rd Greek bailout package.

Thai Opposition Denies Bangkok Bomb Involvement
The leader of the country's Red Shirts movement tells Sky News it would have nothing to gain from harming innocent people
By Mark White, Home Affairs Correspondent

BANGKOK: The leader of Thailand's main opposition party has denied any involvement by members of his group in Monday's bombing in Bangkok.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/849645-thai-opposition-denies-bangkok-bomb-involvement/

DPM: Article 44 sufficient for orderliness maintaining in wake of bombs

BANGKOK, 19 August 2015 (NNT) – The Deputy Prime Minister has pointed the use of Article 44 is sufficient for maintaining orderliness, and says that it remains inconclusive whether the bombs can be related to political matters.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/849673-thai-deputy-pm-article-44-sufficient-for-orderliness-maintaining-in-wake-of-bombs/

PM: Almost the entire economic team to be replaced

BANGKOK: -- Almost the entire economic team will be replaced by a new team led by Mr Somkid Jatusripitak, currently advisor to the National Council for Peace and Order, who will swap post with Deputy Prime Minister M.R. Pridiyathorn Devakula, said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha on Wednesday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/849688-pm-almost-the-entire-economic-team-to-be-replaced/

Police are seeking arrest warrant for suspected bomber

BANGKOK: -- Police have distributed a sketch of the Ratchaprasong’s suspected bomber and are in the process of seeking a warrant from the court for his arrest, said Pol Lt-Gen Prawuth Thavornsiri, spokesman of the Royal National Police Office, on Wednesday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/849689-police-are-seeking-arrest-warrant-for-suspected-bomber/

RT@PravitR: A Thai man with resemblance to the wanted suspect Bangkok bomber said on FB that he's not the one. #Thailand http://t.co/GbROBsiXlF

RT@ThaipbsEngNews: Chonburi FC & Burirum Utd pay tribute to victims of Ratchaprasong Blast before the match. #StrongerTogether https://t.co/BPesA6uGgW

RT@danwaites: Chilling video of the placing of BKK bomb. But why haven't police released sketches of the guys helping bomber? https://t.co/IMQO0RqCRM

US: Too early to consider bomb attack an act of terrorism

BANGKOK, 18 August 2015 (NNT) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and several nations have expressed their condolences to the victims of the Ratchaprasong bombing. Meanwhile the United States has not so far identified the incident as an act of terrorism.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/849697-us-too-early-to-consider-bomb-attack-an-act-of-terrorism/

RT@RichardBarrow: The suspected Bangkok Bomber didn't speak to the motorcycle taxi driver but showed him a piece of paper that said Lumpini Park in English

RT@veen_NT: CNN: Taxi driver who thinks he picked up Bangkok bombing suspect says man was calm, spoke unfamiliar language on his cellphone. http://t.co/ReGuTcUy6h”

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