Arnold Palmer dies at 87, made golf popular for masses 
DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer

 

PITTSBURGH: -- Arnold Palmer brought a country club sport to the masses with a hard-charging style, charisma and a commoner's touch. At ease with both presidents and the golfing public, and on a first-name basis with both, "The King" died Sunday in Pittsburgh. He was 87.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944933-golf-legend-arnold-palmer-dies-at-87/

 

Couple killed in small tofu factory fire in Ratchaburi

The Nation

 

RATCHABURI: -- A couple were killed when a fire engulfed a small black tofu factory in Ratchaburi's Photharam district early Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944935-couple-killed-in-small-tofu-factory-fire-in-ratchaburi/

 

Police: 5 shot, 1 dead, after fight at Illinois campus party 
DAVID MERCER, Associated Press

 

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — One man was killed and four other people were wounded in a pair of shootings early Sunday, including one that happened on the University of Illinois campus.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944939-police-5-shot-1-dead-after-fight-at-illinois-campus-party /

 

Total Immersion – An Expats View after 10 years in Thailand

Written by Bryan Flowers – Author bio below

 

 

I thought I would write some thoughts about what I have learnt in the last ten years (continously) living in Pattaya, Thailand. Sorry about my grammar or spellings but I enjoy writing and I dont enjoy correcting stuff.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944941-total-immersion-–-an-expats-view-after-10-years-in-thailand/

 

Body in freezer: "Maybe not French" says police chief Sanit

 

Image: tnamoct

 

BANGKOK: -- Police chief Sanit Mahathavorn said Sunday that police still do not know the identity of thebody found in the freezer during the raid on the alleged passport forgers in Sukhumvit Soi 56 on Friday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944942-body-in-freezer-maybe-not-french-says-police-chief-sanit/

 

SET falls 11.41 to 1,481.47 at opening /Bangkok Post

"It was consensual sex" says Koh Larn jetski operator charged with rape of Japanese tourist

 

Image: Thairath

 

PATTAYA: -- A Koh Larn jetski operator has denied that he raped a Japanese tourist on Saturday saying the sex they had was consensual.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944943-it-was-consensual-sex-says-koh-larn-jetski-operator-charged-with rape-of-japanese-tourist/

 

Three injured in Yamu boat fire

Phuket Gazette 

  

        

The boat was preparing to pick up tourists when it caught fire. Photo: Winai Sarot

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944946-three-injured-in-yamu-boat-fire/

 

Twenty one Thai women freed from Middle East brothel

 

Image: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- Some 21 Thai women who were lured into the sex trade in Muscat, Oman, have been freed.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944948-twenty-one-thai-women-freed-from-middle-east-brothel/

 

Half of Rolling Stone sold to Singapore music company

by Jill Disis

 

NEW YORK: -- Rolling Stone is teaming up with the son of an Asian business giant.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944953-half-of-rolling-stone-sold-to-singapore-music-company/

 

Team Trump: We didn't invite Gennifer Flowers

By Eric Bradner, CNN

 

(CNN)Donald Trump's campaign manager and running mate said Sunday the GOP candidate doesn't want Gennifer Flowers -- who had an affair with Bill Clinton in the 1970s -- at Monday night's presidential debate.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944954-team-trump-we-didnt-invite-gennifer-flowers/

 

Poll: Clinton, Trump virtually tied headed into debate

By Eric Bradner, CNN

 

(CNN)Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are virtually tied headed into their first presidential debate Monday night, a new ABC News/Washington Post pollshows.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944957-poll-clinton-trump-virtually-tied-headed-into-debate/

 

UPDATE:

 

Two died from suffocation at bean curd factory in Ratchaburi

 

 

RATCHABURI: -- An elderly couple died from suffocation in a predawn fire at a bean curd factory in Photaram district of Ratchaburi province on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944935-couple-killed-in-small-tofu-factory-fire-in-ratchaburi/?do=findComment&comment=11182710

 

Faithful dog waiting by the roadside for his master is dead - now the blaming starts

 

Image: Thairath

 

CHANTABURI: -- A faithful dog that became a social media and news celebrity waiting by the roadside for his master to return is dead.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944962-faithful-dog-waiting-by-the-roadside-for-his-master-is-dead-now-the-blaming-starts/

 

Thailand to reduce 1.7 million tons of carbon dioxide released into the air this year

 

BANGKOK, 26 September 2016 (NNT) - The Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO) has forecast that Thailand will be able to reduce carbon emissions by as much as 1.7 million tons this year. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944964-thailand-to-reduce-17-million-tons-of-carbon-dioxide-released-into-the-air-this-year/

 

PM instructs every public agency to help flood victims

 

  

BANGKOK, 26 September 2016 (NNT) - Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed all units to continue to help flood victims across the country, as homes and farmland in many provinces remain inundated. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944965-pm-prayut-instructs-every-public-agency-to-help-flood-victims/

 

Russian tourist drowns at Karon Beach

Darawan Naknakhon

 

Karon Beach, like the rest of Phuket's west coast, has been subjected to heavy surf for the past week. Photo: Phuket Lifeguard Service

 

PHUKET: -- A Russian tourist on holiday in Phuket with his wife has died after being pulled unconscious from the water at Karon Beach on Saturday (Sept 24).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944970-russian-tourist-drowns-at-karon-beach/

 

Phuket bus driver plays it safe after steering fails

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

A worker from S P Stainless Construction Co Ltd was able to reconnect the loose wires to the steering system. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- The driver of a bus carrying Chinese tourists from Chalong Pier on Saturday afternoon (Sept 24) made a quick decision to stop his vehicle rather than risk the lives of those on board when the bus’ steering suffered a failure.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944971-phuket-bus-driver-plays-it-safe-after-steering-fails/

 

Russia accused at UN of ‘barbarism’ and ‘war crimes’ in Syria

by Alasdair Sandford

 

 

NEW YORK: -- There was a bitter war of words on Sunday at a specially-convened meeting of the UN Security Council over Syria – as diplomatic efforts to broker peace give way to recriminations.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944973-russia-accused-at-un-of-‘barbarism’-and-‘war-crimes’-in-syria/

 

Briton gets 4,000 baht fine for not staying where he was registered

 

Images: Immigration Chonburi

 

PATTAYA: -- A Briton in Pattaya was slapped with a four thousand baht fine by immigration for not staying where he had said he was residing.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944976-briton-gets-4000-baht-fine-for-not-staying-where-he-was-registered/

 

Nice knowing you, Porn! Thai students in New Zealand asked to ditch their dirty nicknames

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Thai students in Queenstown, New Zealand. Photo: Smart NZ Education Centre

 

BANGKOK: -- Thai nicknames like Poo, Pee, and Porn are common when spoken in the local tongue, but when these young Thais go study abroad, a girl named Watchaporn may just give her classmates a wrong impression.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944986-nice-knowing-you-porn-thai-students-in-new-zealand-asked-to-ditch-their-dirty-nicknames/

 

Water expert says urban flooding is caused by city administration’s failure to drain away rainwater containment

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Hydro and Agro informatics Institute (HAII) says urban flooding in Bangkok is caused by the city administration's incapability to drain away rainwater containment, brushing aside suggestions that it is caused by water flowing downstream from the Northern region.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944988-water-expert-bangkok-flooding-is-caused-by-city-administration’s-failure-to-drain-away-rainwater-containment/

 

Exclusive: Thailand considering tougher tax collection rules for internet, tech firms

By Manunphattr Dhanananphorn | BANGKOK

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand is studying plans to toughen tax collection rules for internet and technology firms like Alphabet Inc's Google, the head of the Revenue Department told Reuters, as these companies' tax affairs come under greater scrutiny in Southeast Asia.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944993-exclusive-thailand-considering-tougher-tax-collection-rules-for-internet-tech-firms/

 

Prawit rules out massive flooding like in 2011

The Nation 

 

BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan Monday ruled out the country being hit by massive flooding like what happened in 2011.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944994-prawit-rules-out-massive-flooding-like-in-2011/

 

Trump vows to recognise Jerusalem as Israeli capital

 

 

NEW YORK: -- Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital if he’s elected. The promise was made during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It marks a potential dramatic shift in US policy with it being a highly contentious issue between Israel and the Palestinians.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944995-trump-vows-to-recognise-jerusalem-as-israeli-capital/

 

Nok Air to help govt attract high-end Chinese tourists to Thailand

 

  

BANGKOK, 26 September 2016 (NNT) - The Ministry of Tourism and Sports has sought cooperation from Nok Air to promote Thai tourism among Chinese luxury tourists. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944997-nok-air-to-help-govt-attract-high-end-chinese-tourists-to-thailand/

 

TOT endorses cost frameworks for village internet program

  

BANGKOK, 26 September 2016 (NNT) - TOT Public Company Limited has endorsed in principle a budget proposal for a village internet program. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945003-tot-endorses-cost-frameworks-for-village-internet-program/

 

Bomb case is latest hardship for New Jersey's large Muslim community

By DEEPTI HAJELA AND RACHEL ZOLL

 

PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — At the Islamic Center of Passaic County, which draws about 2,000 people each Friday for communal prayers, the talk is about how this year is different.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945006-bomb-case-is-latest-hardship-for-new-jerseys-large-muslim-community/

 

Road Rage: Teen shoots at truck in Phuket Town

Phuket Gazette 

 

          

An 18-year old points to the homemade gun he used to shoot at a truck in Phuket Town. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

PHUKET: -- A teenage motorcyclist was arrested on Saturday evening for shooting at a 6-wheel truck in Phuket Town.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945011-road-rage-teen-shoots-at-truck-in-phuket-town/

 

RID warns of imminent flooding in low-lying areas along Chao Phraya River

  

BANGKOK, 26 September 2016 (NNT) – The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has warned of imminent flooding in low-lying areas of several provinces along Chao Phraya River. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/945015-rid-warns-of-imminent-flooding-in-low-lying-areas-along-chao-phraya-river/