Japan's tasty, sexy new curry
by Kyle Lawrence Mullin

JAPAN: -- THE makers of a new Japanese curry are not only satisfying the hungry, but also the lonely. Dubbed “Men’s Delusion Curry–Orange Flavor”, the microwavable meal also features a DVD with footage of voluptuous model Mao Harada pretending to be the viewer/diner’s girlfriend.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868641-japans-tasty-sexy-new-curry/

Passenger transport operators raise money for Chai Pattana Foundation

BANGKOK, 6 November 2015 (NNT) - The Cooperative Promotion Department (CPD), various cooperatives in Bangkok, passenger transport operators have launched a fundraising campaign for the Chai Pattana Foundation.

According to CPD Director General Winaroj Supsongsuk, the fundraising campaign is also being organized in tribute to His Majesty the King on the auspicious occasion of his 88th birthday anniversary.

All proceeds will go to the Chai Pattana Foundation. More than 3,000 participating vehicles will have a windshield sticker of the campaign logo.

Drivers will also place a donation box inside their vehicles for passengers to contribute to the fundraising scheme, which will come to an end on December 4.


-- NNT 2015-11-06

5 Asian countries produce majority of plastic in world’s oceans
by Graham Land

IN the Pacific Ocean, about midway between the west coast of North America and Asia, lies a concentration of mostly plastic waste roughly twice the size of the US state of Texas.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868642-5-asian-countries-produce-majority-of-plastic-in-worlds-oceans/

Child abductor arrested and grown up child retrieved



SAMUT PRAKAN: -- Provincial Police Region 4 yesterday arrested a woman and charged her for the abduction of a newborn baby from Khon Kaen Hospital four years ago.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868644-baby-abduction-thai-suspect-arrested-after-4-years/

Lottery ticket hoarders likely to face quota elimination

BANGKOK, 6 November 2015 (NNT) - Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed relevant agencies to quickly solve problems related to the lottery ticket reservation period.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868645-thai-lottery-ticket-hoarders-likely-to-face-quota-elimination/

Armoured car purchase clarified



BANGKOK: -- The Secretariat of the Prime Minister yesterday clarified the purchase of three armoured Mercedes-Benz cars at 78 million baht saying it was not extravagant as the price was lower than the budget set aside for the purchase by the previous government.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868648-armoured-mercedes-benz-car-purchase-clarified/

Motorcycle taxi fare to be standardized nationwide



BANGKOK: -- The government has announced that fares for motorcycle taxis will be standardized for the entire country.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868649-thai-motorcycle-taxi-fare-to-be-standardized-nationwide/

NLA women members urge women's rights in constitution

BANGKOK, 6 November 2015 (NNT) – Women members of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) have submitted a letter petitioning the Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) to enhance women’s rights and their roles in politics.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868651-nla-women-members-urge-womens-rights-in-thai-constitution/

Clinton faces tough question: What to call Bill if she wins

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton is facing a question with global implications as she seeks the White House: What do you call the husband of a U.S. president?

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868652-clinton-faces-tough-question-what-to-call-bill-if-she-wins/

UPDATE:

First meeting to tackle mafia influence



BANGKOK: -- The government yesterday held the first meeting to tackle the mafia problem within a six-month period following prime minister's announcement addressing local mafia influence across the country as a priority in his policy.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868579-prayut-launches-crackdown-on-organized-crime-to-improve-the-image-of-his-government/page-2#entry10046986

Phuket speeders: 70% caught on camera fail to pay fine
Phuket Gazette


Only 30 per cent of those caught by the speed cameras pay their fines. Photo: Gazette file

PHUKET: -- Not a single Phuket driver of the 70 per cent who failed to pay their speeding tickets has had their licence revoked, confirmed Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) chief policy adviser Jaturong Kaewkasi.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868655-phuket-speeders-70-caught-on-camera-fail-to-pay-fine/

One person killed and six injured in head-on Phuket crash
Eakkapop Thongtub


The driver of the Honda accord was pronounced dead on arrival at Thalang Hospital.

PHUKET: -- One man was man killed and six people, including two Chinese tourists and a two-year-old boy hospitalised when a minivan crossed the central reservation and collided with an oncoming car early this morning (Nov 6) in Thepkassattri.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868659-one-person-killed-and-six-injured-in-head-on-phuket-crash/

Japanese owners of famous ‘onsen’ hot springs soften their stance on tattoo ban to appease foreign visitors
Julian Ryall
in Tokyo

The Japan National Tourism Organisation says it is encouraging hotels and onsen operators to provide options to foreign guests with tattoos.

TOKYO: -- Operators of Japan’s much loved “onsen” hot springs – one of the highlights of any trip for many foreign visitors – are coming around to the notion that they need to provide solutions to the cultural minefield surrounding tattoos.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868661-japanese-owners-of-famous-onsen-hot-springs-soften-their-stance-on-tattoo-ban/

France deploying aircraft carrier to help fight against IS

PARIS (AP) — France will deploy an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf to assist the fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868690-france-deploying-aircraft-carrier-to-help-fight-against-is/

Phuket disaster officials steam ahead with B30mn fire boat project
Tanyaluk Sakoot


The move to acquire a fire boat in Phuket follows a devastating ferry fire in April that saw a 12-year-old Israeli tourist girl being the sole fatality.

PHUKET: -- A 38-foot fire-fighting boat costing at least B30 million will be based at Phuket’s Rassada Pier by the end of 2016, said disaster officials yesterday (Nov 5).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868691-phuket-disaster-officials-steam-ahead-with-b30mn-fire-boat-project/

UPDATE:

Woman Murdered on Pattaya Walking Street, 'Jealous' Soldier Accused
By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter



PATTAYA — A soldier is behind bars after witnesses said he stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death in front of foreign tourists in the middle of Pattaya’s Walking Street last night.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868520-murder-on-walking-street-pattaya-breaking-news/page-5?p=10047225#entry10047225

Pai rape of British tourist sparks bar closing time crackdown in Phuket
The Phuket News


Phuket Police Chief Col Teeraphol Thipjaroen confirmed that the crackdown will be rolled out in Phuket, but will be done so in co-ordination with 'provincial policy'. Photo: The Phuket News / file

PHUKET: -- The Phuket police chief has confirmed that a nationwide order to enforce bar and entertainment venue closing times will be enforced in Phuket in the wake of a British tourist being raped in Pai province, in Northern Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868706-pai-rape-of-british-tourist-sparks-bar-closing-time-crackdown-in-phuket/

VIDEO: Court sentences two redshirt guards to life imprisonment for grenade attack on PDRC rally

BANGKOK: -- The Criminal Court today sentenced two former guards of the redshirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) to life imprisonment after finding them guilty in connection with the M79 grenade attack at the anti government rally in March 2014.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868710-court-sentences-two-redshirt-guards-to-life-imprisonment-for-grenade-attack-on-pdrc-rally/

Car crashes into Phuket International Airport, one injured
Phuket Gazette


Woranut Buted told police that she confused the brake and gas pedals. Photo: Winai Sarot

PHUKET: An out-of-control car crashed into the departure hall of Phuket International Airport yesterday evening.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868711-car-crashes-into-phuket-international-airport-one-injured/

Shooters Sought as 'Zombie Infection' Ravages Hua Hin
By Lisnaree Vichitsorasatra
Staff Reporter


An undated photo courtesy Siam Milsim.

HUA HIN — Love guns? Love using said guns to blow the hell out of the undead? Bored of doing it in countless video games?

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868713-shooters-sought-as-zombie-infection-ravages-hua-hin/

Lufthansa cabin crew announce strike action – starting Friday



FRANKFURT: -- The main cabin crew union at Germany’s flagship carrier, Lufthansa, has announced that a week-long strike will start on Friday (6 November).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868718-lufthansa-cabin-crew-announce-strike-action-starting-friday/

Sinai crash: world powers disagree over whether bomb attack was likely cause



PARIS: -- World leaders were on Thursday making conflicting statements about suggestions that the Russian passenger jet that crashed in Egypt, killing 224 people, went down due to a bomb on board.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868719-sinai-crash-world-powers-disagree-over-whether-bomb-attack-was-likely-cause/

Surat Thani prepares for Father’s Day 2015

SURAT THANI, 6 November 2015, (NNT) – Surat Thani province is gearing up for the grand celebration of HM the King’s birthday next month.

The southern province of Surat Thani has recently held a meeting with government officials and the private sector on preparations for the upcoming celebration of His Majesty the King’s 88th birthday anniversary. The celebration will take place on Saturday, December 5th, 2015, which is also National Father’s Day.

According to Surat Thani Governor Wongsiri Promchana, who chaired the meeting, many activities will be held to mark the auspicious occasion, such as an almsgiving ceremony and the release of marine animals into the wild, both of which will take place in the early morning.

At 9 am, the general public will be granted an opportunity to sign a well-wishing book for HM the King at Surat Thani School.

Later in the evening, there will be a candle-lighting ceremony in front of the provincial city hall.

Another activity celebrating the King’s birthday is the “BIKE FOR DAD” event. Surat Thani will join the rest of the nation to organize this activity on Friday, December 11th. The 29-kilometer journey will begin at 3 pm, with the start and finish in front of city hall.


-- NNT 2015-11-06

UPDATE:

POLITICS
Two red-shirt guards jailed for involving in firing M79 at PDRC rally

BANGKOK: -- The Criminal Court on Friday sentenced two redshirt guards to 43 years each after convicting them of involvement in the firing of an M79 grenade at a rally of the People's Democratic Reform Committee in 2014.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868710-court-sentences-two-redshirt-guards-to-life-imprisonment-for-grenade-attack-on-pdrc-rally/#entry10047828

PARIS (AP) - Interior minister: France to reinstate border controls for major UN climate conference.

Thaivisa Video News - 06 November 2015



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Two men investigated for multiple burglaries after 500 items seized from Phuket home
Eakkapop Thongtub


More than 500 items were displayed by police after they were seized from a house in Moo Baan Phuket City Home.

PHUKET: -- Police are investigating two men who are suspected of being behind a spate of burglaries on a Phuket City housing estate after finding more than 500 items in their home, all of which are believed to have been stolen.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868735-two-men-investigated-for-multiple-burglaries-after-500-items-seized-from-phuket-home/

Germany: ruling coalition agrees to speed up asylum process



BERLIN: -- Following weeks of infighting, Germany’s ruling coalition has come to an agreement on how to speed up the asylum process.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868737-germany-ruling-coalition-agrees-to-speed-up-asylum-process/

Brazil: dam bursts, killing several people in Mariana



MARIANA: -- Several people have been killed near the town of Mariana after a dam holding mining waste burst, engulfing houses and vehicles near the Germano mine in Minas Gerais.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868740-brazil-dam-bursts-killing-several-people-in-mariana/

Turkey: PKK announces end of ceasefire



ANKARA: -- The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, the PKK, said on Thursday it was calling off a month-long ceasefire.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/868741-turkey-pkk-announces-end-of-ceasefire/