No bum gun, no worries! Portable bidet shop opens at BTS Siam

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

 

In Friday’s most WTF news of the day, we happened across a stall at BTS Siam that sells only one product. One that, once you see it, you won’t know how you ever lived without it: colorful portable bum guns.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953174-no-bum-gun-no-worries-portable-bidet-shop-opens-at-bts-siam/

27 roads around Sanam Luang and Grand Palace closed to traffic on weekends

 

 

BANGKOK:-- Twenty-seven roads around Sanam Luang and the Grand Palace will be closed to traffic on Saturday and Sunday to facilitate the travelling of thousands of mourners and graduates of Thammasat University, their relatives and friends who are to attend the graduation ceremony at Thammasat University.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953196-27-roads-around-sanam-luang-and-grand-palace-closed-to-traffic-on-weekends/

 

Navy takes delivery of five helicopters

 

 

BANGKOK:-- The Royal Thai Navy took delivery of a fleet of five Airbus EC645 T2 mid-sized helicopters to be based at the second air wing in Sattahip naval base.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953198-navy-takes-delivery-of-five-helicopters/

 

Foreign reserves up by US$1.5 billion as of Nov 4

 

 

BANGKOK:-- Thailand’s foreign reserves as of November 4 stood at US$181.6 billion (6.353 trillion baht), representing an increase of US$ 1.5 billion (53 billion baht) based on foreign exchange rate at 35.30 baht/dollar, according to the Bank of Thailand.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953199-foreign-reserves-up-by-us15-billion-as-of-nov-4/

 

Prayut urges rice farmers to form groups for bargaining power

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK:-- Prime Minister Prayut Chanocha Friday urged rice farmers to form groups in order to help boost their bargaining power.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953200-prayut-urges-rice-farmers-to-form-groups-for-bargaining-power/

 

Boat routes popular for foreigners visiting Grand Palace

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK:-- Many of the tour groups visiting Thailand this month have reportedly used boat services to visit the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew), as 82,154 tourists arrived at these landmarks over the first 10 days of November, according to the Department of Tourism.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953201-boat-routes-popular-for-foreigners-visiting-grand-palace/

 

Phuket readies for mass mourning ceremony with fleet sail-past 

The Phuket News

 

 

PHUKET: More than 50 vessels led by the Royal Thai Navy will join a sail-past at Phuket’s iconic Phromthep Cape tomorrow (Nov 12) as part of the mass ceremony to mark 30 days of mourning since HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej passed away on Oct 13.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953202-phuket-readies-for-mass-mourning-ceremony-with-fleet-sail-past/

 

Semi-trailer slides backward on Patong Hill

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

 

PHUKET: A 24-wheeled truck and trailer loaded with construction materials from Bangkok slid sideways while braking after failing to climb Patong Hill this morning (Nov 11), leaving rush-hour commuters stuck on the hill, praying the truck would not slide backwards any further.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953203-semi-trailer-slides-backward-on-patong-hill/

 

Volunteers who lost their temper reassigned

By Jakrawan Salaytoo 
The Nation 

 

 

BANGKOK:-- SOME VOLUNTEERS are removed from queue-management duties at Sanam Luang following complaints from mourners that they had “lost their temper” and abused their authority.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953205-volunteers-who-lost-their-temper-reassigned/

 

Thais warned of Libya

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK:-- THE Employment Department has warned people to beware of false promises of jobs in Libya, where civil unrest still rages.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953206-thais-warned-of-libya/

 

Elderly women from Yala are feared arrested in Malaysia

By Nakharin Chinnawornkomol 
The Nation

 

YALA:-- 21 seniors as old as 80 involved in work scam taken into custody in Johor

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953208-elderly-women-from-yala-are-feared-arrested-in-malaysia/

 

Mae Ai and Chiang Dao in far north recovering after floods

By THE NATION

 

 

CHIANG MAI:-- SOME 1,700 households in Chiang Mai’s Mae Ai district were affected by flooding from forest run-off after continuous heavy downpours, a senior official said yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953209-mae-ai-and-chiang-dao-in-far-north-recovering-after-floods/

 

Airlines, MINT announce 3rd-quarter and nine-month operation results

By SUCHAT SRITAMA 
THE NATION

 

Charamporn Jotikasthira, president of Thai Airways International.

 

BANGKOK:-- THAI AIRWAYS International and Nok Air posted losses in the third quarter while Bangkok Airways and Minor International showed impressive profit thanks to tourism growth.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953210-airlines-mint-announce-3rd-quarter-and-nine-month-operation-results/

 

Flash flood devastates rice field in Lampang’s Muang Pan district

 

 

LAMPANG:-- Triggered by heavy rains for two consecutive days, flash flood swept through a large area in Muang Pan district of Lampang province on Friday, submerging over 30 houses and causing extensive damage to rice fields

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953211-flash-flood-devastates-rice-field-in-lampang’s-muang-pan-district/

 

SRT launches service of new Chinese-made trains on Bkk-Chiang Mai route

 

 

BANGKOK:-- State Railway of Thailand on Friday launched the first new train service from Bangkok to Chiang Mai at Hua Lampong terminal.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953212-srt-launches-service-of-new-chinese-made-trains-on-bkk-chiang-mai-route/

 

"Boy" goes to police with lawyer as new twist hits "Nott graap rot" case

 

Image: Daily News

 

BANGKOK:-- The man called "Boy" injured earlier in the week when he was assaulted by a celebrity TV host has reported to police after treatment in hospital.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953215-boy-goes-to-police-with-lawyer-as-new-twist-hits-nott-graap-rot-case/

Do you know these thugs? Injured husband and wife appeal for help after latest road rage violence

 

Image: Daily News

 

More shocking  violence has emerged in a week of endless road rage incidents in Thailand.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953216-do-you-know-these-thugs-injured-husband-and-wife-appeal-for-help-after-latest-road-rage-violence/

A hundred people left stranded at Suvarnabhumi after air ticket tour con

 

Image: Daily News

 

BANGKOK:-- More than 100 people were left high and dry at Suvarnabhumi yesterday morning when they realized air tickets they had paid for were just a con.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953218-a-hundred-people-left-stranded-at-suvarnabhumi-after-air-ticket-tour-con/

Belgian pensioner vs Thai Hi-So Benz driver - he went for me first, says Thai

 

Image: Thairath

 

RAYONG:-- The Thai man at the centre of the road rage incident when a Belgian pensioner was knocked to the ground in the middle of the road in Rayong says that the foreigner attacked him first.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953219-belgian-pensioner-vs-thai-hi-so-benz-driver-he-went-for-me-first-says-thai/

Fears of bird flu after several outbreaks hit farms in Europe

 

 

Several countries in Europe have reported outbreaks of the highly contagious bird flu strain H5N8.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953222-fears-of-bird-flu-after-several-outbreaks-hit-farms-in-europe/

 

Armistice day is marked on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month

 

 

On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918 the guns fell silent. World War One was over.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953224-armistice-day-is-marked-on-the-eleventh-hour-of-the-eleventh-day-of-the-eleventh-month/

 

Aot launches detailed maps to help Phuket airport visitors

Phuket Gazette

 

 

PHUKET: The Airports of Thailand (AoT) has released a map for Phuket Airport after the September 16 opening of the new international terminal and commencement of renovations at the old (now domestic only) terminal.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953236-aot-launches-detailed-maps-to-help-phuket-airport-visitors/

 

Agriculture Ministry to push for large-scale rice farming

 

 

BANGKOK:-- The Ministry of Agriculture is pushing large-scale rice farming, insisting that the model will help cut production costs, improving rice quality and ensuring higher earnings for farmers.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953241-agriculture-ministry-to-push-for-large-scale-rice-farming/

 

Whisky tycoon Charoen ranks the 95th on Forbes list of the world’s 500 richest people

 

 

Thai whisky tycoon Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi is the world’s 95th richest man on Forbes list of The 500 Richest People in the World 2016 with a net worth of $10.7 billion while Dhanin Chearavanont of the CP Group ranks 171th with a net worth of $6.8 billion.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953242-whisky-tycoon-charoen-ranks-the-95th-on-forbes-list-of-the-world’s-500-richest-people/

 

Nakarin roars into MotoGP to cap meteoric rise

By The Nation

 

 

TALENTED RIDER Nakarin Atiratphuvapat is set to become the third Thai to race in international top-flight motorcycling after his name was listed among competitors for the Moto 3 division in the MotoGP World Championship next season.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953245-nakarin-roars-into-motogp-to-cap-meteoric-rise/

 

PM calls for cooperation from pavement vendors

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha stressed the need to strictly regulate illegal parking, road and pavement vending to ensure fairness in the use of public space for all stakeholders in the society.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953247-pm-calls-for-cooperation-from-pavement-vendors/

 

Buy back our dream home! - We don't want this rubbish, say angry Phuket residents

 

Image: Thairath

 

PHUKET:-- A miserable Thai couple has gone to the government's watchdog after their dream home turned into a nightmare.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953250-buy-back-our-dream-home-we-dont-want-this-rubbish-say-angry-phuket-residents/

Cross border trade hit as Trump victory hits Malaysian Ringgit

 

Image: Thairath

 

Cross border trade suffered a major blow as the Malaysian Ringgit tumbled after  the victory of Donald Trump in the US election.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953252-cross-border-trade-hit-as-trump-victory-hits-malaysian-ringgit/

No need to help my puppy, it's just a con says "pretty"

 

Image: Thairath

 

A "pretty" has gone to the cops to say that someone has been using her Line account to con her friends.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953254-no-need-to-help-my-puppy-its-just-a-con-says-pretty/

Thai boxing champ claims neighbors attacked him with sword in dog argument

 

Image: Daily News

 

BANGKOK:-- A famous former Thai world boxing champion has gone to police in Bangkok to claim he was attacked by two female neighbors wielding a sword.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/953256-thai-boxing-champ-claims-neighbors-attacked-him-with-sword-in-dog-argument/