Rajabhat uni student, 20, smashes motorbike into parked trailer on way to Children's Day event

PHUKET: A 20-year-old student of Rajbhat Phuket University, was rushed this morning to the Emergency Room with an open head wound and broken leg after he smashed his motorbike into the back of a parked trailer along the island's main north-south traffic artery.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885155-rajabhat-uni-student-20-smashes-motorbike-into-parked-trailer-on-way-to-childrens-day-event/

Princess Siriwanwaree celebrates 29th birthday anniversary

BANGKOK: Her Royal Highness Princess Siriwanwaree, the youngest daughter of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, performed a merit making ceremony on Friday (Jan 8) to celebrate her 29th birthday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885169-princess-siriwanwaree-celebrates-29th-birthday-anniversary/

Phuket police nab nine, net 3 kilos of kratom, 30+ grams of meth, pills, gun and bullet

PHUKET: Nine small-time drug users are in jail while Phuket police over the past several days have logged seizing a total of three kilogrammes of kratom, a little over 32 grammes of crystal meth, 43 meth pills, a home made gun and bullet.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885170-phuket-police-nab-nine-net-3-kilos-of-kratom-30-grams-of-meth-pills-gun-and-bullet/

German tourist's bag returned after Facebook post goes viral

Polish national Ewelina Moszczynska found the handbag next to her bungalow on Phi Phi Island on Thursday morning. Photo: Kongleaphy Keam

PHUKET: A German tourist lucked out this week after a Facebook post by a fellow traveller helped reunite her with her lost bag.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885172-german-tourists-bag-returned-after-facebook-post-goes-viral/

Triple circumnavigation of Phuket proves too much for Aussie

Photo: Damien Rider

PHUKET: An Australian living and training on Phuket came to a staggering halt at about 6 kilometers from the end of his epic three-day, 430km challenge.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885173-triple-circumnavigation-of-phuket-proves-too-much-for-aussie/

REVIEW: Step Back in Time with the New Suan Lum Night Bazaar

By Lisnaree Vichitsorasatra
Staff Reporter

A man in a Batman costume sells duck-shaped jelly at Suan Lum Night Bazaar.

BANGKOK — Several Santa Clauses straddle a dinosaur whose tail sways back and forth. Children ride on a carousel as their parents watch from the sidelines. Beside the dinosaurs scattered around one of Bangkok’s newest outdoor markets, there’s a Spider Man model, and a man in Batman costume selling duck-shaped jelly

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885175-review-step-back-in-time-with-the-new-suan-lum-night-bazaar/

Nation celebrates Children’s Day today

BANGKOK: The country today celebrated the Children's Day with the prime minister officially opening the celebration of this significant day at the lawn in front of Government House.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885177-nation-celebrates-childrens-day-today/

Deadly roads: The fight to make island roads safe

PHUKET: Despite the devastating death toll during the ‘Seven Days of Danger’ annual road-safety campaign – reaching seven this year, more than triple last year’s total – the number of fatalities from road accidents on the island have gradually declined throughout the last seven years, confirmed the Thai Road Safety Network (RSN).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885229-deadly-roads-the-fight-to-make-island-roads-safe/

Briton Dies in Hotel Pool on Koh Tao; Police Rule Out Murder

Tourists board a ferry bound for Koh Tao from a pier in Surat Thani mainland on Dec. 30, 2015.

KOH TAO — A 26-year-old British man was found dead Friday morning in a hotel swimming pool on Tao island, police say.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885062-british-man-found-dead-on-koh-tao/page-9#entry10289609

Australian Embassy announces consular outreach services for Phuket

PHUKET: The Consular Section of the Australian Embassy in Bangkok has announced that its staff will be in Phuket on January 18 to provide consular outreach services.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885231-australian-embassy-announces-consular-outreach-services-for-phuket/

DJ Keng sacked from 89.5 Sweet FM station

BANGKOK: The Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi today suspended a DJ from duty on its radio station for his misbehaviour over a car incident yesterday which went viral on the social media after two video clips of the incident were shown.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885248-dj-keng-sacked-from-895-sweet-fm-station/

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Merkel's party calls for tighter laws after Cologne assaults

DAVID RISING, Associated Press


BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel's party on Saturday proposed stricter laws regulating asylum seekers after a string of New Year's Eve sexual assaults and robberies in Cologne blamed largely on foreigners.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885252-merkels-party-calls-for-tighter-laws-after-cologne-assaults/

16 injured, mostly kids, in Bangkok shopping mall accident

NATTASUDA ANUSONADISAI, Associated Press


BANGKOK (AP) — Sixteen people were injured, most of them children, at one of Bangkok's upscale shopping malls Saturday when a tent at an outdoor event came crashing down on them, officials said.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885254-16-injured-mostly-kids-in-bangkok-shopping-mall-accident/

FIFA ethics judges extend Makudi ban during investigation

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA's ethics judges have extended the suspension of former executive committee member Worawi Makudi while he is under investigation.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885255-fifa-ethics-judges-extend-makudi-ban-during-investigation/

Govt to fulfill various missions within 2016: PM

BANGKOK, 9 January 2016 (NNT) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said the government will fulfill various missions and achieve concrete outcomes within given time of 2016.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/885258-govt-to-fulfill-various-missions-within-2016-pm/