Why fingers make handy, if not foolproof, digital keys

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS 

 

 

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — It sounds like a great idea: Forget passwords, and instead lock your phone or computer with your fingerprint. It’s a convenient form of security — though it’s also perhaps not as safe as you’d think.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/why-fingers-make-handy-if-not-foolproof-digital-keys/18674/

ITU Telecom World shows off connectivity of the car

BY EURONEWS

 

 

Connected cars, autonomous cars, these are some of the key buzzwords at ITU Telecom World in Bangkok in Thailand. Included are vehicles that are supposed to make our lives easier, simpler, safer and more enjoyable.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/itu-telecom-world-shows-off-connectivity-of-the-car/18676/

SET opens up 8.51 to 1,486.81 /Bangkok Post

Koh Samet: No mafia here say operators as tourist arrivals tumble

 

Pictures: Thairath

 

KOH SAMET: -- An angry meeting of tourism operators on Koh Samet yesterday said there was no mafia in Rayong and none on the island.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954922-koh-samet-no-mafia-here-say-operators-as-tourist-arrivals-tumble/

 

Bought a second hand phone at MBK recently? It could have been stolen from India

 

Stock image

 

BANGKOK: -- Police have arrested the head of major crime racket accused of selling phones stolen in India to unsuspecting customers at MBK Shopping Centre in Bangkok.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954925-bought-a-second-hand-phone-at-mbk-recently-it-could-have-been-stolen-from-india/

 

Alternative routes announced as northern Bangkok residents brace for traffic chaos

 

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BANGKOK: -- Residents in northern Bangkok are bracing for the mother of all traffic headaches as the flyover at Ratchayothin intersection is pulled down this week.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954926-alternative-routes-announced-as-northern-bangkok-residents-brace-for-traffic-chaos/

 

Government leads nation in pledging allegiance to the kings of the Chakri dynasty

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The prime minister today led the whole nation to join in a massive ceremony to show loyalty  together to the kings of the Chakri dynasty.

 

With the centre of the ceremony is at Government House in Bangkok, and at all state agency offices across the country, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha led over 4,000 government officials in white uniforms to sing the national anthem at 8.00 am in front of Thai Ku Fah building.

 

After singing the National Anthem, the prime minister then led government officials, and members of the public across the country in the  pledge of allegiance to all the kings of the Chakri dynasty who have reigned the country for over 200 years.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/government-leads-nation-in-pledging-allegiance-to-the-kings-of-the-chakri-dynasty/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-11-22

Amazing Thailand - where all is not what it would seem!

 

Picture: tnamcot

 

SAKON NAKORN: -- Take a look at our charming picture of a happy wedding couple. Nothing out of the ordinary? Think again.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954928-amazing-thailand-where-all-is-not-what-it-would-seem/

 

Phuket tour bus suffers brake failure on Patong hill, two motorcyclists injured

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The bus driver said that brae failure caused hi to lose control of the bus. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- A motorcyclist and his passenger were hospitalised last night (Nov 22) when a bus lost control and veered into the opposite lane causing the driver of the bike to crash. The incident occurred in front of the Sea Pearl Resort on Patong Hill.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954930-phuket-tour-bus-suffers-brake-failure-on-patong-hill-two-motorcyclists-injured/

 

Locals in northern Shan state warned as fighting escalates

 

 

Local residents in conflict-torn northern Shan State of Myanmar have been warned to restrict their movement in the region as battles escalate between a joint force of four ethnic armed groups and the Burmese army, The Irrawaddy News Online reported on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954932-locals-in-northern-shan-state-warned-as-fighting-escalates/

 

Chef 'shuffle' highlights Bangkok's rise as world-class dining destination

By Tim Footman, CNN

 

(CNN)Sven Elverfeld doesn't get out much.

 

The German chef, who heads Aqua at the Ritz-Carlton in Wolfsburg, is not one of those culinary libertines 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954934-chef-shuffle-highlights-bangkoks-rise-as-world-class-dining-destination/

 

Shia militia in Iraq move to cut off Mosul supply route

 

 

MOSUL: -- Days after seizing an air base south of Tal Afar, Iranian backed Shia militia in Iraq are moving to encircle the city in an attempt to finish off the job.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954936-shia-militia-in-iraq-move-to-cut-off-mosul-supply-route/

 

China Town to hold big event to pay tribute to late King Bhumibol on Saturday

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Chinese community in Bangkok's China Town or locally known as Yaowaraj will host a big event at the centre of the town this Saturday to show their loyalty to the beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954938-china-town-to-hold-big-event-to-pay-tribute-to-late-king-bhumibol-on-saturday/

 

Pattaya underpass set for completion in February - dolphins cavorting happily will represent image of Pattaya

 

Pictures: Daily News

 

PATTAYA: -- As construction of the Pattaya underpass nears completion the builders are beautifying the structure "to reflect the wonderful image of Pattaya".

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954940-pattaya-underpass-set-for-completion-in-february-dolphins-cavorting-happily-will-represent-image-of-pattaya/

 

Nigel Farage would be 'great' UK ambassador to US, says Donald Trump

Nicky Woolf

The Guardian

 

President-elect causes diplomatic upset with call for ally and Brexit campaigner to get key role, putting Theresa May in a difficult position

 

WASHINGTON: -- US president-elect Donald Trump has suggested that Nigel Farage, controversial leader of the United Kingdom Independence party, should be the UK’s ambassador to the US.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954943-nigel-farage-would-be-great-uk-ambassador-to-us-says-donald-trump/

 

Defectors: N. Korea would fall without capitalistic markets

By HYUNG-JIN KIM

 

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of capitalistic markets, each with thousands or even tens of thousands of stalls, form the glue that holds North Korea's socialist planned economy together, say defectors who sold medicinal herbs, skinny jeans, TV sets, foreign drama CDs and other goods there to make a living.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954945-defectors-n-korea-would-fall-without-capitalistic-markets/

 

Over 70% of Thai young adults ages 20-35 have “gigs”

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Women and Men Progressive Movement Foundation (WMP) says 71.7% of Thai males ages 20-35 have several "gigs" or bits on the side.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954948-over-70-of-thai-young-adults-ages-20-35-have-“gigs”/

 

First "zero dollar tours" now "zero cost" flights!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A Vietnamese airline has announced that it is giving away free tickets.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954958-first-zero-dollar-tours-now-zero-cost-flights/

 

Here’s why the Samsung Galaxy S8 will be the fastest smartphone ever made

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Samsung were due some good news after the disastrous Note 7 which dampened the year after the Galaxy S7 Edge was arguably the best phone of the year.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/heres-why-the-samsung-galaxy-s8-will-be-the-fastest-smartphone-ever-made/18679/

Homeless Man Addresses Soldiers From Atop Chedi

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter -

 

A man sits atop a chedi at Wat Ratchabophit on Monday evening in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — An emotionally disturbed man scaled a chedi at a temple in the capital’s old quarter Monday evening before police managed to talk him down.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954961-homeless-man-addresses-soldiers-from-atop-chedi/

 

Pattaya City orders Golden Cliff House hotel to demolish swimming pool in 45 days

 

 

PATTAYA: -- The Pattaya City and the military today shut down the operation of the Golden Cliff House hotel in Pattaya temporarily as it put up an official notice ordering it's owner to demolish the swimming pool and other structures which jut into the sea illegally within 45 days.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954434-we-want-our-sea-back-fishermen-mad-after-hotel-uses-pattaya-seaside-to-build-swimming-pool/?do=findComment&comment=11354856

 

Vehicle pile-up in China leaves 17 people dead, 37 injured 

 

BEIJING (AP) — Dozens of vehicles collided amid snowy weather in northern China, leaving 17 dead and 37 injured, state media reported Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954963-vehicle-pile-up-in-china-leaves-17-people-dead-37-injured/

 

Turkey's PM withdraws bill that would pardon men who sexually abuse underage girls if they marry the victims /BBC

Bus plunge in Uttaradit killing 5, injuring 25

 

 

UTTARADIT: -- An interprovincial bus plunged off a highway into a 50-metre ravine killing five passengers and injuring 25 others.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954967-bus-plunge-in-uttaradit-killing-5-injuring-25/

 

SET listed companies report profits up over 250 percent in Q3

 

BANGKOK, 22 November 2016 (NNT) – Companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) reported revenue of over 200 billion baht in the third quarter of this year, jumping 251.68 percent year-on-year. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954973-set-listed-companies-report-profits-up-over-250-percent-in-q3/

 

BREAKING: Reports of a plane crash in Hua Hin full details to follow

Shopping centers in Bangkok to sell farmers' rice

 

BANGKOK, 22 November 2016 (NNT) - The Rice Department has collaborated with shopping malls to increase sales venues for farmers free of charge. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954983-shopping-centers-in-bangkok-to-sell-farmers-rice/

 

Taxi drivers attacked in Pattaya Walking Street

By Albert Jack -

 

  

PATTAYA: -- At 2am, on the morning of November 22, Pattaya police were called to Walking Street after reports of a disturbance.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954986-taxi-drivers-attacked-in-pattaya-walking-street/

 

BREAKING: Reports of a plane crash in Hua Hin full details to follow

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954981-breaking-reports-of-a-plane-crash-in-hua-hin/

 

UPDATE: Airport fire drill causes panic among Hua Hin residents

 

HUA HIN:-- False reports of a plane crash at Hua Hin airport left local residents panicking on Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954981-airport-fire-drill-causes-panic-among-hua-hin-residents/