Six fishermen rescued from sinking boat off Phuket
Darawan Naknakhon


Nearby fishing boats managed to stop the Na Pornprasit from sinking completely.

PHUKET: -- Two Thai and four Myanmar nationals were rescued by marine rescue teams yesterday (Dec 7) when their fishing vessel started to sink off the coast of Phuket.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/876914-six-fishermen-rescued-from-sinking-boat-off-phuket/

Gui Minhai: the strange disappearance of a publisher who riled China's elite

Oliver Holmes in Pattaya, Thailand and Tom Phillips in Beijing

A high profile book publisher is missing, raising questions over a deepening relationship between China and Thailand’s military junta

BEIJING: -- A packet of cigarettes and boxes of medication, neatly divided into daily doses, still sit on the desk where Gui Minhai would write his political gossip books on China’s leaders.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/876916-gui-minhai-the-strange-disappearance-of-a-publisher-who-riled-chinas-elite/

Creepy cabbie fined THB1,000 for talking dirty to passengers
By Coconuts Bangkok



BANGKOK: -- A taxi driver with a track record of talking dirty to his female passengers has been fined THB1,000.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/876918-creepy-cabbie-fined-thb1000-for-talking-dirty-to-passengers/

Tiger attacks 4-year-old girl in Ayutthaya



AYUTTHAYA: -- A four-year-old girl was attacked and injured by a tiger at an elephant camp in Ayutthaya province yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/876916-gui-minhai-the-strange-disappearance-of-a-publisher-who-riled-chinas-elite/

Third fire hits Warorot market in Chiang Mai



CHIANG MAI: -- A night fire struck Warorot market in Chiang Mai late Monday night, causing damage to a stall where a large number of fabrics was stored.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/876928-third-fire-hits-warorot-market-in-chiang-mai/

Civil Aviation Department signs agreement with EASA
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Civil Aviation Department Tuesday signed an agreement with the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on how to upgrade Thailand's aviation safety standard, Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/876931-civil-aviation-department-signs-agreement-with-easa/

Eagles of Death Metal preform once again on a Paris stage after terror attacks



They promised they would return and they’ve kept their word

PARIS: -- The US rock band Eagles of Death Metal have made an emotional return to a Paris stage less than a month after the deadly attacks during their last performance in the French capital.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/876933-eagles-of-death-metal-preform-once-again-on-a-paris-stage-after-terror-attacks/

Syria: Assad's enemies attempt a united front ahead of peace talks



DAMASCUS: -- As a first attempt to bring together fractured Syrian opposition parties is being made at a special meeting in Riyadh, on the battle front , around 2,000 rebels have agreed to withdraw from the war torn city of Homs.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/876935-syria-assads-enemies-attempt-a-united-front-ahead-of-peace-talks/

French PM calls for opposition vote in bid to stop National Front election win



PARIS: -- France’s mainstream political parties are scrambling to stop the rise of the far-right National Front – after its historic first-round lead in regional elections.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/876937-french-pm-calls-for-opposition-vote-in-bid-to-stop-national-front-election-win/

FBI focuses on contacts of suspected California killers



SAN BERNARDINO: -- Photographs of Tashfeen Malik and Syed Farook have been released of them entering the US at Chicago airport in 2014 having just visited Saudi Arabia. The FBI believes the couple suspected of massacring 14 people in Southern California last week had been radicalised for sometime.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/876938-fbi-focuses-on-contacts-of-suspected-california-killers/

Cyclist dies after being hit, thrown from bridge by 6-wheeler
By Coconuts Bangkok


Photo: MCOT

BANGKOK: -- A 52-year-old cyclist was killed yesterday after he was hit by a six-wheeler truck and thrown off the elevated Chaiyapruk road in Bangkok's outskirts.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/876940-cyclist-dies-after-being-hit-thrown-from-bridge-by-6-wheeler-in-bangkok/

Activist groups warned of tough enforcement of law for illegal public gathering



BANGKOK: -- The Royal Thai Police cautioned the New Democracy Movement activists to refrain from holding public gathering otherwise they could face tough enforcement of the public gathering law.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/876941-activist-groups-warned-of-tough-enforcement-of-law-for-illegal-public-gathering/

Rotary Foundation ranks fifth in top 10 world charity organizations
Phuket Gazette


The Rotary Foundation's polio program has benefited children throughout the world. Photo: The Rotary Foundation

PHUKET: -- The Rotary Club of Patong Beach (RCoPB) is proud to announce that The Rotary Foundation has been ranked fifth in the top 10 charity organizations throughout the world.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/876942-rotary-foundation-ranks-fifth-in-top-10-world-charity-organizations/

Thief Arrested After Being Caught on CCTV
by CityNews



CityNews – Fang police arrested a man on December 6 for theft after reports of a thief working in Fang were confirmed by CCTV footage.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/876943-chiang-mai-thief-arrested-after-being-caught-on-cctv/

Man Found Dead From Cold
December 8, 2015

CityNews – A body of a man aged around 50 years old was found dead in a house in Thasala sub-district on December 6.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/876953-man-found-dead-from-cold/

NACC asked to investigate General Udomdej and General Sirichai



BANGKOK: -- Self-made political activist Veera Somkwamkid today (Tuesday) asked the National Anti-Corruption Commission to launch an investigation into alleged malfeasance in office in connection with the construction of the Rajabhakti Park by former army chief General Udomdej Seetabutr and former defence permanent secretary General Sirichai Ditthakul.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/876957-nacc-asked-to-investigate-general-udomdej-and-general-sirichai/

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No sign of Community Chanotes for impoverished Phuket villages
Phuket Gazette


Former Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut (gray shirt) had vowed to personally follow up on the Klong Koh Pee Community Chanote. Photo: Saran Mitrarat

PHUKET: -- The Community Chanote plan that would guarantee 18 impoverished communities on Phuket the right to live where they have been squatting for generations has stalled out.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/876989-no-sign-of-community-chanotes-for-impoverished-phuket-villages/

UPDATE:

Oscar Pistorius granted bail following murder conviction

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A South African judge has granted bail to Oscar Pistorius, pending sentencing for his murder conviction.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/876907-pistorius-due-in-court-on-bail-plea/#entry10167504

Prayut says students activists intercepted for their own safety
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Tuesday that the authorities prevented a group of student activists from protesting at the Rajabhakit Park for their own safety.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/877006-prayut-says-students-activists-intercepted-for-their-own-safety/

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Thai Interpol head says no credible threat of IS attack
BY AMY SAWITTA LEFEVRE

BANGKOK: -- Thailand's Interpol director said on Tuesday there was "no credible" threat of an attack by suspected members of Islamic State following a warning by the Russian intelligence service that 10 Syrians linked to Islamic State had entered the country.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/877015-thai-interpol-head-says-no-credible-threat-of-is-attack/

Phuket Poll: Underpass underwhelms in opening
The Phuket News


The Darasamut Underpass has made inroads into traffic congestion on the bypass road, but only to ‘force feed’ choke points down the road. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

PHUKET: -- The opening of the B600-million Darasamut Underpass in April this year has done much to alleviate traffic congestion at the busy intersection, but mainly by force-feeding traffic to a choke point “down the road”, according to respondents to the latest online poll by The Phuket News.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/877017-phuket-poll-underpass-underwhelms-in-opening/

Beijing airpocalypse red alert now in force

CHINA -- Tough restrictions come into force today in Beijing which has issued its first ever red alert for pollution.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/877030-beijing-airpocalypse-red-alert-now-in-force/?p=10168055

'Ambassador not at questioning'

BANGKOK -- Russia Ambassador to Thailand Kirill Barsky was not present when Thai police questioned three Syrians on whether they had links to Islamic State.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/877038-ambassador-not-at-questioning/?p=10168260

Outrage as 'syringe pen' encourages Samui school kids to take drugs

SURAT THANI:-- A father in Samui was astounded, shocked and horrified when his seven year old son arrived home from school today and announced he had purchased a new ball point pen at a store in his school playground.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/877040-outrage-as-syringe-pen-encourages-samui-school-kids-to-take-drugs/

Bike for Dad Won’t be a Public Holiday, Cabinet Rules
By: Sasiwan Mokkhasen



BANGKOK — Roads will close throughout the capital city and elsewhere for a nationwide cycling event honoring His Majesty the King, but the day won’t be made a public holiday, the junta cabinet decided today.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/877042-bike-for-dad-wont-be-a-public-holiday-cabinet-rules/

Facebook reacts to Thai readership boom with Instant Articles

By: The Nation

BANGKOK -- Facebook Instant Articles has been rolled out in Thailand after an early launch. Its partners include more than 50 media outlets across the region.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/877046-facebook-reacts-to-thai-readership-boom-with-instant-articles/

Campaigns to show young Thais how to succeed in a digital world
The Nation

BANGKOK -- Microsoft and Code.org have teamed up to unveil a "Minecraft" coding tutorial for students and educators. It has been designedespecially for the third-annual Hour of Code, a campaign to broaden global participation in computer science which will take place duringthe Computer Science Education Week, starting today until December 17.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/877048-campaigns-to-show-young-thais-how-to-succeed-in-a-digital-world/?p=10168442

500 TukTuks seeks to create quality tech startups
Asina Pornwasin
The Nation

BANGKOK -- Newly founded venture-capital fund 500 TukTuks is forging ahead with its aim to be the growth engine for a start-up ecosystem in Thailand.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/877052-500-tuktuks-seeks-to-create-quality-tech-startups/