Girl, 19, dead in Bangkok hotel - four men deny rape, murder

 

 

BANGKOK:-- Four men who took a 19 year old girl to a sex and booze party in a Bangkok hotel denied that they raped and killed her.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936160-gang-rape-leaves-student-dead-4-men-arrested-in-bangkok/?page=2#comment-11025181

 

 

EC chair warns actions which might violate referendum law

 

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

BANGKOK, 5 August 2016 (NNT) – The Election Committee Chairman has revealed referendum instructions to the general public, warning on actions that could be considered as a violation to the referendum law.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936260-ec-chair-warns-actions-which-might-violate-referendum-law/

 

Deputy Thai and Malaysian premiers discuss justice and drug issues

 

supawadee wangsri

 

BANGKOK, 5 August 2016 (NNT) – Deputy Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi met with his Thai counterpart Wissanu Kruengarm in bid to promote cooperation between the two countries, especially in justice and drug issues.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936261-deputy-thai-and-malaysian-premiers-discuss-justice-and-drug-issues/

 

Finnish National Found Hanged in South Pattaya

 

Story by Albert Jack

 

 

PATTAYA:-- At 5.30pm, on the afternoon of August 5, Pattaya Police were called to the scene of a suspected suicide by hanging.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936262-finnish-national-found-hanged-in-south-pattaya/

 

Woman injured after a smart phone in her pant accidentally caught fire

 

 

BANGKOK: A woman suffered burns when a smart phone accidentally caught fire while it was in one of the pockets of her jean on Friday afternoon.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936263-woman-injured-after-a-smart-phone-in-her-pant-accidentally-caught-fire/

 

Let's get the party started! Rio readies for Olympic Opening Ceremony

 

 

Samba rhythms are in full swing in Rio de Janeiro, with the Olympic torch almost ready to enter the famed Maracana football stadium to get the Games officially underway on Friday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936265-lets-get-the-party-started-rio-readies-for-olympic-opening-ceremony/

 

More massive losses at Royal Bank of Scotland

 

 

Royal Bank of Scotland has sunk deeper into the red and said it is likely to take even longer than expected to return to profit.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936268-more-massive-losses-at-royal-bank-of-scotland/

 

Two Pakistanis arrested for conning Indian nationals with promises of work

 

Image: Thai News Agency

 

BANGKOK:-- Police in Bangkok have arrested two Pakistani nationals who were part of a gang preying on Indian men. They had been taking money by offering jobs to the Indians through a website that was operating in the sub-continent.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936264-two-pakistanis-arrested-for-conning-indian-nationals-with-promises-of-work/

 

Fake fruit fraudster fingered for fiddling -  fugitive faces forlorn future

 

Image: Daily News

 

BANGKOK:-- A Chinese man has become the latest to be apprehended by the immigration department as the "Good guys in, Bad guys out" success story rolls on.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936266-fake-fruit-fraudster-fingered-for-fiddling- fugitive-faces-forlorn-future/

 

Need some servicing in Pattaya? Miss Manao should see you right!

 

Image: Thairath

 

PATTAYA:-- Men usually leave mundane jobs like looking after the air-con servicing personnel to their wives while they go out and have a beer.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936267-need-some-servicing-in-pattaya-miss-manao-should-see-you-right/

 

Who are mysterious Men in Black touring Walking Street?

 

Image: Thairath

 

PATTAYA:-- Business owners as much as Pattaya police are mystified by a large number of mysterious men in black clothing that turned up in Walking Street, Pattaya, on Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936269-who-are-mysterious-men-in-black-touring-walking-street/

 

Does the Zika virus really threaten the Olympic Games?

 

 

Fears that athletes will contract the Zika virus at Brazil’s Olympic Games won’t go away. Dozens of athletes have already pulled out, but Swiss tennis player Martina Hingis – who is back at the Olympic after a twenty year absence – and her doubles partner Timea Bacsinszky are some of the many athletes swatting away their concerns.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936270-does-the-zika-virus-really-threaten-the-olympic-games/

 

Scores evacuated, one dead as Canary Islands 'toilet paper' blaze rages on

 

 

A devastating wildfire was still out of control on Friday (August 5) on the Canary island of La Palma.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936272-scores-evacuated-one-dead-as-canary-islands-toilet-paper-blaze-rages-on/

 

Migrant crisis: eight arrested in Italy on suspicion of people smuggling

 

 

Italian police have arrested eight people on suspicion of migrant smuggling and falsifying documents.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936258-thailand-live-saturday-6-aug-2016/

 

At least 13 killed in India market attack

 

 

At least 13 people have died after gunmen in military uniforms opened fire on crowds at a busy market in northeast India.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936274-at-least-13-killed-in-india-market-attack/

 

More people understand additional question, says NLA

 

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

BANGKOK, 6 August 2016 (NNT) - The vice president of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) said today more people have come to understand the additional question to be asked during the referendum.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936284-more-people-understand-additional-question-says-nla/

 

NLA believes Govt ready for post-referendum era

 

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

 

BANGKOK, 6 August 2016 (NNT) - The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) is convinced that the government is well-prepared for what is to come after the public referendum.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936288-nla-believes-govt-ready-for-post-referendum-era/

 

NLA confident referendum will run smoothly

 

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

 

BANGKOK, 6 August 2016 (NNT) - Despite concerns of possible disruption, the President of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) believes the public referendum will run smoothly.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936289-nla-confident-referendum-will-run-smoothly/

 

West African Found Dead in Half-Hour Hotel

 

Story by Albert Jack

 

 

PATTAYA:-- At 4.30am, on the morning of August 6, Pattaya police received reports of a man in distress at a half-hour hotel called the Bird Inn on Soi Bongkoch, south Pattaya.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936294-west-african-found-dead-in-half-hour-hotel/

 

EC issues warning of “can do” and “cannot do” on referendum day

 

 

BANGKOK:-- Voters are warned not to “selfie” themselves with their smart phones at the polling units when they cast their votes this Sunday because the practice is illegal, said election commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn on Friday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936308-ec-issues-warning-of-“can-do”-and-“cannot-do”-on-referendum-day/

 

Two Dhammakaya monks face arrest for possessing military barbed wire

 

 

Khlong Luang district police have decided to take legal action against two Wat Dhammakaya monks and two lay men for having in their possession military-grade razor-sharp barbed wire which was installed at the temple to prevent officials from the Department of Special Investigation from entering the temple ground a month ago.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936311-two-dhammakaya-monks-face-arrest-for-possessing-military-barbed-wire/

 

Face appears at tragic couple's wedding/funeral - is it the groom's spirit?

 

Image:  Thai News Agency

 

CHONBURI:-- A mysterious face appeared between the coffins of a tragic couple who died in a motorcycle accident last week.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936313-face-appears-at-tragic-couples-weddingfuneral-is-it-the-grooms-spirit/

 

Top FHM model "Nuch" cries foul over online posts

 

Image: Daily News

 

BANGKOK:-- Top FHM model Nanthaphat Phonwarat - otherwise know as Nuch - has complained to computer crimes police about images and alleged slander online.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936315-top-fhm-model-nuch-cries-foul-over-online-posts/

 

Young Aussie plunges to death from Bangkok hotel balcony - body found completely naked

 

Image: Manager

 

BANGKOK:-- Mystery surrounds the death of a 25 year old Australian man who fell to his death from a hotel bedroom at a four star hotel in the Surawong area of Bangkok.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936317-young-aussie-plunges-to-death-from-bangkok-hotel-balcony-body-found-completely-naked/

Thanks Champs! Leicester City owner keeps his promise - almost!

 

Image: Manager

 

Leicester City owner Wichai Sriwatanaprapha has kept his promise to buy his English Premier League champion players a fancy car each.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936320-thanks-champs-leicester-city-owner-keeps-his-promise-almost/

 

Pokemon Go is finally released in Thailand and across Southeast Asia

 

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

Pokemon Go, the ground breaking mobile app that has broken records across the world is now available to download from Google Play and the iOS App Store for users in Thailand.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936323-pokemon-go-is-finally-released-in-thailand-and-across-southeast-asia/

 

Thais spend more this year taking moms out to restaurants on Mother’s Day

 

 

The upcoming National Mother's Day on August 12 will see Thai people spending more calling on restaurants with their moms for family reunions.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936325-thais-spend-more-this-year-taking-moms-out-to-restaurants-on-mother’s-day/

 

Thai economy feels sting from political uncertainty

 

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's stagnating economy is unlikely to get much of a boost from a referendum Sunday on a new constitution proposed by the military government, which took power in a 2014 coup. A "yes" vote could, however, tamp down some of the uncertainty that has plagued the country over the past half-decade of instability.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936328-thai-economy-feels-sting-from-political-uncertainty/

 

 

America seen from abroad: arrogant, nice, tech-savvy, free

 

VIJAY JOSHI, Associated Press

 

BANGKOK (AP) — The rest of the world may think Americans eat a lot of burgers, have huge shopping malls and are ruled by an arrogant government. And yet the "Ugly American," it would seem, isn't all bad. Americans are also seen from afar as generous tippers, friendly, uncomplicated, rich and the standard bearers of freedom, equality, creativity and technological power.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936329-america-seen-from-abroad-arrogant-nice-tech-savvy-free/

 

France: explosion in Rouen bar kills 13, wounds six

 

 

A fire in a bar in Rouen, France, has left at least 13 people dead and six injured, one seriously, according to Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/936330-france-explosion-in-rouen-bar-kills-13-wounds-six/