Flash Flood Destroys Over 150 homes in Chae Hom

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews - Several villages in Chae Hom, Lampang were destroyed after flash flooding damaged over 150 homes and caused a bridge to collapse on September 18.

 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943791-flash-flood-destroys-over-150-homes-in-chae-hom/

 

STREETWISE

How many young Thais can reap benefit of the 'startup' trend?

Achara Deboonme 
 

BANGKOK: -- For those aged over 50, the business world has evolved at a dizzying pace over the past two decades.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943794-how-many-young-thais-can-reap-benefit-of-the-startup trend/

 

Clinton says Trump gives 'aid, comfort' to ISIS recruiters

By CATHERINE LUCEY and JILL COLVIN

 

ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Hillary Clinton accused Donald Trump of giving "aid and comfort" to Islamic terrorists Monday, declaring his anti-Muslim rhetoric helps groups like ISIS recruit new fighters. Trump showed no sign of changing and insisted the U.S. should "use whatever lawful methods are available" to get information from the Afghan immigrant arrested in the weekend's bombings.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943795-clinton-says-trump-gives-aid-comfort-to-isis-recruiters/

 

UPDATE:

 

Suspect is shot and captured in New York-area bombings

By DEEPTI HAJELA and JAKE PEARSON

 

LINDEN, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey police officer responding to a call about a hoodied vagrant curled up asleep in a bar doorway roused him and quickly recognized the bearded face of perhaps the most wanted man in America.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943764-new-york-bomb-attacks-suspect-captured-after-gun-battle/?do=findComment&comment=11163772

 

Obama, Iraqi leader vow rapid offensive to retake Mosul

By JOSH LEDERMAN

 

NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi put the Islamic State group on notice Monday that they plan to recapture the city of Mosul within months. If successful, the operation could mark a major turning point in the campaign to defeat the extremist group.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943798-obama-iraqi-leader-vow-rapid-offensive-to-retake-mosul/

 

Five Meter Boa Halts Construction at Pratumnak

Report by Pattaya One News Team

 

Pol Cpl Pawares Banjong staying away from the business end of the snake...

 

PATTAYA: -- At 3pm, on the afternoon of September 19, work at a construction site in Pratumnak Hill was halted after a 4.5 meter Boa Constrictor was discovered.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943799-five-meter-boa-halts-construction-at-pratumnak/

 

Naklua Market Vendors Hold Street Protest Against New Makro Development

Report by Pattaya One News Team

 

 

PATTAYA: -- On 19th September 2016 merchants group from Naklua Market, Banglamung Chonburi gathered with over 50 people from Community Committee Soi Post office (Praisanee) to protest the construction of Siam Frozen Market, or Mini Makro, frozen food and seafood distributor.

 

Full story: http://pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/231902/naklua-market-vendors-hold-street-protest-against-new-makro-development/

 

A man injured in accident inside Government House

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A worker was injured on Tuesday when a crane truck overturned while working in the Government House compound.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943805-man-injured-in-accident-inside-thai-government-house/

 

Storm surf battering erodes more Phuket beaches

 

Large sections of Bang Tao Beach have now been washed away by the strong waves over the past few days. Photo: Phuket Lifeguard Service

 

PHUKET: -- Officials at Sirinath National Park will rope off sections of Nai Yang Beach that have been washed away by strong waves during the current onslaught of dangerous heavy weather.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943807-storm-surf-battering-erodes-more-phuket-beaches/

 

North Korea says successfully ground tests new rocket engine 

 

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it has successfully carried out a ground test of a new engine for space launch vehicle in a possible indication the country might conduct a prohibited long-range rocket launch soon.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943812-north-korea-says-successfully-ground-tests-new-rocket-engine /

 

Jim Carrey calls lawsuit over ex's death 'heartless' 
ANTHONY McCARTNEY, AP Entertainment Writer

 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jim Carrey says a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estranged husband of his ex-girlfriend is a heartless attempt to exploit him and vowed the fight the case.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943814-jim-carrey-calls-lawsuit-over-exs-death-heartless /

 

Brit arrested on child pornography charges in Chiang Mai given suspended sentence

 

CHIANG MAI:-- A British father of two and long term resident of Chiang Mai has been given a suspended jail sentence and ordered to pay a fines totalling 83,000 baht after being found guilty of charges relating to child pornography, sexual abuse and holding a child against their will.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943815-brit-arrested-on-child-pornography-charges-in-chiang-mai-given-suspended-sentence/

 

SET falls 2.85 to 1,489.88 at opening/Bangkok Post

Marine Department asks for rehabilitation plan for boat accident victims

 

  

BANGKOK, 20 September 2016 (NNT) - The Marine Department has been asked to provide details of the rehabilitation plan for victims of the Ayutthaya boat accident. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943817-marine-dept-asks-for-rehabilitation-plan-for-ayutthaya-boat-accident-victims/

 

Death toll of Ayutthaya boat accident rises to 29

The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The confirmed death toll of the tragic boat accident on the Chao Phraya River in Ayutthaya climbed to 29 Tuesday while three other victims were still missing.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943754-death-toll-rises-to-20-in-ayutthaya-boat-tragedy/?do=findComment&comment=11164102

 

Three Australian men rescued from Uluru after 11-hour operation

Image: Wikipedia

 

ALICE SPRINGS: -- Three Australian men stranded on the landmark Uluru have been rescued after an 11-hour operation.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943818-three-australian-men-rescued-from-uluru-after-11-hour-operation/

 

Forty one men in a van! But Thais miss out on Guinness record!

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Foreign news media has been having a go at Thailand for its appalling road death statistics after no less than 41 men were found crammed in a van on Sunday.

 

Full story:http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943820-forty-one-men-in-a-van-but-thais-miss-out-on-guinness-record/

 

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PRESS RELEASE

British migrant rights defender Andy Hall found guilty in a shock ruling by Bangkok court

 

BANGKOK: -- Bangkok South Criminal Court today announced a shock guilty verdict against British migrant rights defender Andy Hall in a criminal defamation and Computer Crimes Act charges case brought against him by Natural Fruit Company Ltd. The Court found Andy Hall guilty for defamation, sentenced him to prison for four years and ordered him to pay 150 000 baht fine. Imprisonment will be suspended for 2 years.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943822-british-migrant-rights-defender-andy-hall-found-guilty-in-a-shock-ruling-by-bangkok-court/

 

Death toll rises to 26 in Ayutthaya boat tragedy

 

 

AYUTTHAYA: -- An extensive search continued this morning for three other people who went missing after the Ayutthaya boat tragedy in the Chao Phraya river on Sunday, as authorities now put the death toll at 26.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943754-death-toll-rises-to-20-in-ayutthaya-boat-tragedy/?do=findComment&comment=11164222

 

Thailand expects huge jump in tourists, thanks to Chinese

 

BANGKOK: -- Tourist arrivals to Thailand are expected to rise 17.8 percent in the last quarter of 2016 year-on-year, the Tourism Council said on Monday, driven mostly by an increase in Chinese visitors.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943823-thailand-expects-huge-jump-in-tourists-thanks-to-chinese/

 

Man claiming to be related to royal family arrested in Nakhon Si Thammarat

  

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, 20 September 2016 (NNT) - A man was arrested by police officers in Nakhon Si Thammarat province for claiming to be related to the royal family. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943824-man-claiming-to-be-related-to-royal-family-arrested-in-nakhon-si-thammarat/

 

89TH ACADEMY AWARDS

'Apatti' nominated for Oscar

The Nation 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The controversial film “Apatti” is named as Thailand’s official submission for Best Foreign Language Film award in the 89th Academy Awards.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943830-apatti-nominated-for-oscar/

Rendered images of Rajabhakti Park released

Phuket Gazette

 

          

The park is expected to be completed by the end of 2019. Photo: Phuket Provincial Office

 

PHUKET: -- Rendered images of the plans for Surin Beach, officially reopened as 'Rajabhakti Park' in June were released to the public this week.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943832-rendered-images-of-rajabhakti-park-released/

 

Mum's lesbian lover up for abuse on seven year old Thai boy

 

Image: Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- A concerned teacher in Pathum Thani took a seven year old student to the police yesterday after finding him covered in cuts and bruises.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943834-mums-lesbian-lover-up-for-abuse-on-seven-year-old-thai-boy/

 

UPDATE:

 

Ferry captain charged as more bodies pulled from Chao Phraya

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter -

 

Rescue workers at the scene early Tuesday morning in Ayutthaya province.

 

AYUTTHAYA — The skipper of a ferry which sank in the Chao Phraya River was charged with four crimes including fatal recklessness Monday as the death toll from the accident rose to 27 today.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943754-death-toll-rises-to-20-in-ayutthaya-boat-tragedy/?do=findComment&comment=11164375

 

Run for your lives it's an earthquake! Shame nobody told Bangkok workers it was only a test

 

Image: Thairath

 

BANGKOK: -- More than 100 staff ran for their lives believing a swanky new building in Bangkok was falling down in an earthquake.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943835-run-for-your-lives-its-an-earthquake-shame-nobody-told-bangkok-workers-it-was-only-a-test/

 

UPDATE:

 

Construction crane collapses inside Government House, injuring one, damaging 4 cars

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A crane driver was injured and four cars were damaged when a construction crane collapsed and fell on the vehicles parked inside the compound of the Government House this morning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943805-man-injured-in-accident-inside-thai-government-house/?do=findComment&comment=11164410

 

DPM Somkid urges state enterprises to be corruption free

  

BANGKOK, 20 September 2016 (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusipitak has encouraged state enterprises to take action against corruption to help the country move forward. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943839-dpm-somkid-urges-state-enterprises-to-be-corruption-free/

 

Silpakorn apologizes for 'shameless and irresponsible' Sieg-Heiling students

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter -

 

Silpakorn University student in Bangkok dresses recently as Adolf Hitler. Photo: Washirawit Santipiboon / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — Silpakorn University announced it would investigate students who recently dressed as German Nazis and Chinese Red Guards and apologized for the incident.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943841-silpakorn-apologizes-for-shameless-and-irresponsible-sieg-heiling-students/

 

"Zero Dollar" tours - why it's all about the money

 

Image: Thairath

 

BANGKOK: -- Hundreds of concerned tourism operators gathered in Bangkok yesterday as the issue of "Zero Dollar" tours was hashed out at a crisis meeting.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943843-zero-dollar-tours-why-its-all-about-the-money/